13-15 Sydenham Road, Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, SE26 4PR
MOT test stations in Sydenham
4 garages in Sydenham (London, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles.
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.
13-15 Sydenham Road, Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, SE26 4PR
13-15 Sydenham Road, Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, SE26 4PR
104b Newlands Park, Sydenham, SE26 5NA
MOT results around Sydenham
Cars and light vans tested in the SE (London) postcode area failed 15% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 7.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 241,762 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 5.64% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.55% | 5.95% |
| Suspension | 4.14% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 2.92% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Qashqai | 8,264 | 17.7% | 26.6% |
| Ford Focus | 6,819 | 17.9% | 25.4% |
| Ford Fiesta | 6,609 | 17.4% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,277 | 19.6% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,168 | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,653 | 19.7% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,352 | 18.2% | 27.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 4,923 | 14.5% | 21.6% |
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 Sydenham
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Beckenham 11
- Bromley 17
- Thornton Heath 12
- Croydon 57
- Mitcham 21
- South Croydon 8
- Sidcup 14
- Wallington 8
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