The 37 test centres nearest to Orsett, 16 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
37 centres · nearest to Orsett first
Unit A & A1, Criton Engineering Works, Stanford Road, Orsett, Grays, RM16 3DH
Red Lion Hill, Stanford Road, Orsett, RM16 3BX
Unit S, Daneholes Roundabout, Stanford Road, Grays, RM16 4XS
Unit A1 Wick Place Industrial Estate, Brentwood Road, Essex, RM14 3TL
Merrydale Industrial Estate, Linford Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4LQ
Unit 2 Sandy Lane, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, RM16 4LR
36 - 38 Southend Road, Grays, RM17 5NJ
Unit 4 Star Industrial Estate, Off St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary, RM16 4AT
69 - 71 Victoria Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0HZ
12 Corringham Road, Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0AH
Unit 3 Globe Industrial Estate, Grays, Essex, RM17 6ST
53 Towers Road, Globe Industrial Estate, Grays, RM17 6ST
Unit 11 & 12 Walsham Enterprise Centre, Globe Industrial Estate, Rectory Road, Grays, RM17 6ST
Unit 6, Trafalgar Works, Globe Industrial Estate, Grays Essex, RM17 6ST
South Hill, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 6JD
72 - 86 Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5EL
Unit 3, Clipper Park, Thurrock Park Way, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 7HG
Unit 2 Hogg Lane, Grays, RM17 5QL
Hogg Lane Service Station, Hogg Lane, Grays, RM17 5QL
6 Curzon Drive, Manorway Industrial Estate, Grays, RM17 6BG
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20.6% of cars in RM postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Delray Autos in Grays (RM16 3DH) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of Orsett in a straight line. There are 16 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), 6 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. 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 Orsett 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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