The 12 test centres nearest to Chipping Ongar, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
12 centres · nearest to Chipping Ongar first
24 High Street, Chipping Ongar, Essex, CM5 9DZ
High Street, Ongar, CM5 9AE
Unit 13, Halsford Bridge Industrial Estate, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9RB
Crownlands Garage, Chelmsford Road, Ongar, CM5 9NW
Unit 7, Paslow Hall Farm, King Street, High Ongar, CM5 9QZ
143 London Road, Stanford Rivers, Little End, Ongar, CM5 9PP
284 High Road, North Weald, Epping, CM16 6EG
Hi Ho Workshops, Wyatts Green Road, Doddinghurst, Brentwood, CM15 0PJ
Bentley Garage, Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9SB
Barkers Farm, Mount End, Epping, CM16 7PS
Unit K2 Old Tractor Shed, Frieze Hall, Coxtie Green Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5RE
Woodside, Thornwood, Epping, CM16 6LF
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24.1% of cars in CM postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Ongar Bridge Motor Co Ltd in Essex (CM5 9DZ) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Chipping Ongar in a straight line. There are 6 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 1 centre within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Chipping Ongar as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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