Heading out of Lenham towards the Weald, you can be at our workshop in Sissinghurst in around 20 minutes. Cranbrook Cars is a small, family-run garage where John and the team care for cars, vans and vintage vehicles, with over 30 years' experience behind every job.
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At Cranbrook Cars, we use a specialist piece of machinery to clean your engine, called the Engine Decontamination Machine. Created by EDT Automotive, the Engine Decontamination Machine cleans out your engine using bespoke mineral oil.
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We can help you with your brake pads, brake discs and ABS which is essential to your safety. We will offer you a friendly quotation on any brake repair or brake servicing job for drivers in Lenham and the surrounding area.
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We are able to offer our services for all makes and models of cars including vintage vehicles. If you need more information about the services we can offer, please get in touch with us and we will be pleased to talk to you.
See All Car ServicesYou can get car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Lenham at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 12 miles south-west of Lenham, with MOTs by appointment.
Lenham is at the eastern end of Maidstone borough, close to the border with Ashford, and about 12 miles from our workshop by road. The route runs south-west along country roads through the Low Weald and brings you to Sissinghurst in about 20 minutes. For car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Lenham, that means a quiet drive rather than a crawl into Maidstone or Ashford, and you deal with a family business where you can speak to the people who work on your car and ask them questions directly.
Even with a railway station on the Maidstone East line, plenty of everyday journeys from Lenham are made by car: school runs, trips to the shops and visits to villages like Egerton and Boughton Malherbe. Lots of short runs mean engines rarely reach full temperature, which can lead to sludge and deposits. Our EDT engine cleaning uses the Engine Decontamination Machine for around 15 minutes, finishing with fresh oil and a replacement filter. We also check batteries, exhausts and brakes, which tend to suffer most from short-trip use.
Lenham sits below the North Downs, and the roads up onto the hills towards Wormshill are steep, while the lanes west and south-west towards Harrietsham and Ulcombe are narrow and often muddy in winter. That mix is hard on tyres, brakes and suspension. Tyre fitting and repairs, brake work and worn suspension parts are all routine jobs for us. Winter grit on the lanes also eats into brake discs and exhaust brackets, so we look for corrosion while the car is up on the ramp. To book car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Lenham, give us a ring; if anything fails, the retest is free once the repairs are done.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 12 miles south-west of Lenham, usually around 20 minutes by car. There is space to drop your car off, and if you would rather we explain the work face to face, just ask when you book.
Cranbrook Cars provides car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Lenham from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. These are the services Lenham drivers can book at our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. Every job is done by our City & Guilds qualified team, and we will always tell you plainly what your car needs.
Roughly 12 miles, or about 20 minutes, heading south-west on country roads. You reach Sissinghurst, and we are on The Common there.
No. MOT rules are the same nationwide, so a test here is identical whether you live in Maidstone borough, Ashford borough or anywhere else. Book with us by appointment, and if the car fails, we carry out the repairs and the retest costs nothing.
Short journeys can leave deposits in the engine and the oil. Our diagnostics and engine tuning will find out what is causing the rough running, and EDT engine cleaning with an oil and filter change can help an engine that has spent years doing short runs.
Every booking at our Sissinghurst workshop (TN17 2AF) is handled by our City & Guilds qualified mechanics at our CVTS-registered garage. We inspect your vehicle, explain any findings clearly before starting work, and include a free MOT retest when the repairs are carried out with us.
To book car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Lenham, call us on 01580 715007 or send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Last reviewed: November 2026 by Cranbrook Cars
Harrietsham · Boughton Malherbe · Egerton · Wormshill · Ulcombe · Broomfield
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“John & his team have been servicing my car for a number of years now. Guaranteed to always be professional and on time but more importantly he is cheaper than other garages or main dealers. I always recommend him to family & my friends.”
January 2020
“As an electrician I need my van on the road at all times. John has always serviced and maintained it for me and with him being local to us, it’s always at a place and time that’s convenient to me to work around my business. Highly Recommended!”
December 2019
“John replaced the cracked and leaking power steering pump in my focus for £388. He used genuine ford parts and was £150 LESS than I’d been quoted by my local garage. He did a great job. Thanks!”
September 2019
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