Garages in Hertfordshire

What they can test

All 23 test cars and small vans. Of those, 2 take motorbikes, 5 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 3 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Watford. 20 of the 23 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Hertfordshire

74.0% of MOTs across Hertfordshire passed first time in 2025. That is 1.4 points ahead of the 72.5% managed across Great Britain.

Cars here averaged 9.8 years old, younger than the national 10.7, which helps. Clocks read 64,000 miles on average, and 3.5% 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 Hertfordshire