Garages in Kent

What they can test

All 41 test cars and small vans. Of those, 2 take motorbikes, 8 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 3 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Maidstone. 34 of the 41 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Kent

74.5% of MOTs across Kent passed first time in 2025. That is 1.9 points ahead of the 72.5% managed across Great Britain.

At 11.0 years the average car tested matched the rest of the country. Clocks read 77,000 miles on average, and 1.7% 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 Kent