38 To 44 Milton Road, Swanscombe, DA10 0LY
MOT test stations in Swanscombe
2 garages in Swanscombe (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
Unit 2 @ Land Co Manor Way Business Park, Manor Way, Swanscombe, DA10 0PP
MOT results around Swanscombe
Cars and light vans tested in the DA (Dartford) postcode area failed 14.5% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.1 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 226,653 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 4.66% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.44% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 4.27% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 3.12% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,204 | 19.6% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,740 | 19% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,546 | 18.5% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,440 | 18.6% | 27.6% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,408 | 18.4% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 4,222 | 13.8% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,144 | 18.3% | 27% |
| Toyota Yaris | 3,584 | 13% | 20.4% |
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 Swanscombe
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
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