The 39 test centres nearest to Little Baddow, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Little Baddow first
Danbury Business Park, Maldon Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4QJ
Oak Corner, Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6TF
Unit 10 Boreham Industrial Estate, Waltham Road, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3AW
Eastern Approach, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 6PT
Freighter House, Drovers Way, Chelmsford, CM2 5PH
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 5PG
Cuton Hall Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 5PX
Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF
Units 1 - 3 Argyll Road, Dukes Park Industrial Estate, Chelmsford Essex, CM2 6PY
Unit 14 Oyster Place, Montrose Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6TX
Unit 13 Oyster Place, Montrose Road, Dukes Park Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, CM2 6TX
Unit 3 Oyster Place, Montrose Road, Dukes Park Industrial Estate, Chelmsford Essex, CM2 6TX
Cuton Hall Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 6TB
7 Atholl Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6TB
3 Atholl Road, Springfield, Chelmsford Essex, CM2 6TB
2 the Old Coachworks, 38 Church Street, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 7HY
Unit 1 Quest Park, Wycke, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6UZ
204 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6BN
West Station Road, Maldon, CM9 6TS
Unit 12a and 12b, West Station Yard, Maldon, CM9 6TR
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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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J & D Hinton in Chelmsford (CM3 4QJ) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Little Baddow 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), 3 centres within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. The nearest council-run centre is Chelmsford City Council, 2.9 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Little Baddow 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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