40 King Street, West Malling, ME19 6QT
MOT test stations in West Malling
4 garages in West Malling (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.
North Lodge, 584 Malling Road, West Malling, ME19 4PU
Fre-Mel Farm, Comp Lane, West Malling, ME19 5PP
High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QN
MOT results around West Malling
Cars and light vans tested in the ME (Maidstone) postcode area failed 19.1% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.5 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 330,105 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 6.52% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.21% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.41% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 4.11% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 17,493 | 23.1% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 10,851 | 22.6% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 8,460 | 23.9% | 28.5% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,227 | 18.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,227 | 23.5% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,963 | 21.5% | 27% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,853 | 24% | 27.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 5,357 | 14.1% | 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 West Malling
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Aylesford 15
- Maidstone 48
- Tonbridge 18
- West Kingsdown 3
- Chatham 13
- Tonbridge Kent 5
- Sevenoaks 11
- Strood 8
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