Unit 5 Wrights Yard, Top Road, Wimbish Green, Saffron Walden, CB10 2XJ
MOT test stations in Saffron Walden
12 garages in Saffron Walden (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 5 are approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
The Mills, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NS
Slade Farm, Little Walden Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UZ
Unit 5 & 6 Dencora Park, Shirehill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, CB11 3GB
Barn 2, Park Farm, Park Road, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1RN
High Street, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3PE
Unit 5, Shirehill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AQ
66 High Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1EE
1 the Shires, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AN
Unit 4, Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AQ
Unit 32, Shire Hill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AQ
Station Road, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LB
MOT results around Saffron Walden
Cars and light vans tested in the CB (Cambridge) postcode area failed 22.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, about the same as the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 219,555 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8.12% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 7.34% | 5.95% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.93% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 4.76% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 8,467 | 26% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,984 | 22.5% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 5,931 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,599 | 25.8% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,317 | 28.7% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,526 | 27.4% | 27.6% |
| Honda Jazz | 3,522 | 16.4% | 19.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,450 | 27.5% | 26.6% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in Saffron Walden
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 12 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Haverhill 8
- Dunmow 4
- Bishops Stortford 22
- Royston 21
- Buntingford 5
- Great Dunmow 5
- Cambridge 89
- Braintree 18
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