Rear of Little Spinney, London Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8UA
MOT test stations in Wickford
16 garages in Wickford (East of England, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 4 of them can test motorcycles, and 8 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.
16 Robert Way, Heron Industrial Estate, Wickford, SS11 8DD
306 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0JZ
Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7RJ
Unit 9, Westfleet Ind Estate, Robert Way, Wickford, SS11 8BN
Unit 5a Russell Court, Russell Gardens, Wick Lane, Wickford, SS11 8QU
Unit 7 Buckingham Square, Hurricane Way, Wickford, SS11 8YQ
Unit 1 Saffron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
Chelmsford Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8SY
10 Hurricane Close, Shotgate, Wickford, SS11 8YR
17 & 18 Hodgson Court, Wickford Business Park, Wickford, SS11 8XR
Units 2, 3 & 4, Ivanhurst Industrial Estate, Old Woodham Rd, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7QL
7 Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8BH
1 Lower Southend Road, Wickford, SS11 8AB
Unit 1a, Byron Works, Russell Gardens, Wickford, SS11 8QG
69 Runwell Road, Wickford, SS11 7HL
MOT results around Wickford
Cars and light vans tested in the SS (Basildon) postcode area failed 17.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.4 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 270,525 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 5.94% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.55% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.15% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 3.98% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 21,107 | 20.5% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 12,585 | 19.8% | 25.4% |
| Ford Kuga | 6,585 | 12.4% | 16.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 6,104 | 22.3% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,640 | 21.5% | 26.6% |
| Fiat 500 | 4,811 | 21.9% | 27.2% |
| BMW 3 Series | 3,893 | 17.2% | 19.8% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,829 | 16.9% | 20.9% |
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 Wickford
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 4 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 4 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 3 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
Nearby towns
- Rayleigh 11
- Benfleet 12
- Basildon 33
- Billericay 11
- Hockley 4
- Leigh-On-Sea 8
- Canvey Island 6
- Essex 79
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