Garages & MOT in Thurrock by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
84 garages and MOT centres counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
We looked at the 84 garages and MOT centres with a public Google rating and an address in RM15 to RM20 and SS17 (checked 4 October 2026). Every figure below is counted from those listings. Nothing is estimated.
What kinds of place are they?
Google files each listing under a category. The most common:
- Vehicle repair shop: 27
- Vehicle Repair: 21
- MOT Centre: 11
- Tyre Shop: 7
- Mechanic: 6
- Car Body Shop: 4
- Motorbike repair shop: 2
- Used car dealer: 2
How well are they rated?
The middle (median) rating is 4.8 stars. By band:
- 4.5 or higher: 70
- 4.0 to 4.4: 8
- 3.5 to 3.9: 5
- below 3.5: 1
How many reviews?
Between them they have 13,316 Google reviews. The most reviewed is Fusion Motors Limited | Car Finance Specialists | Grays | Essex with 990 (rated 4.5). The median is 92 reviews per listing, and 28 have fewer than 50, which is too few to say much about.
Method
Source: each business's Google Maps listing (4 October 2026). Ratings and review counts move daily, so treat this as a snapshot. See the best-of rankings for how we order them, and the full list.
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