Unit C, Marshgate Trading Estate, Hitcham Road, Taplow, SL6 0LX
MOT test stations in Taplow
2 garages in Taplow (South East, 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.
Unit E, Marshgate Trading Estate, Hitcham Road, Taplow, SL6 0LX
MOT results around Taplow
Cars and light vans tested in the SL (Slough) postcode area failed 14.4% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 8.2 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 221,771 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 4.53% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 4.48% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.28% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 3.26% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,364 | 14.3% | 20.9% |
| Ford Fiesta | 7,277 | 18% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 6,077 | 18.2% | 27% |
| Ford Focus | 5,313 | 17.3% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 5,267 | 20.3% | 28.5% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,601 | 14.4% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,371 | 16.9% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,267 | 17.3% | 27.6% |
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 Taplow
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Maidenhead 22
- Slough 43
- Bourne End 4
- Windsor 7
- Langley 3
- Beaconsfield 3
- Iver 5
- Staines 4
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