Garages in Essex

What they can test

All 126 test cars and small vans. Of those, 9 take motorbikes, 44 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 22 can test minibuses and coaches. Colchester has the most, with 64 of them. 106 of the 126 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Essex

74.2% of MOTs across Essex passed first time in 2025. That is 1.7 points ahead of the 72.5% managed across Great Britain. Within the county the range runs from 71.6% in Colchester to 75.9% in Chelmsford.

At 10.8 years the average car tested matched the rest of the country. Clocks read 75,000 miles on average, and 1.8% of tests were electric cars.

Town by town

Pass rates are by postcode area. Age is the average for everything tested there during 2025.

Towns in Essex