Vehicle Inspection Stations in Essex, MA (2026)

2 stations in Essex

Gbg Crowly, INC. Official list152 Western Avenue, Essex, MA, 01929Class A: passenger vehicles, minivans, pickups and SUVs up to 10,000 lbs GVWRSafetyEmissions(978) 768-6381Details
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Address
152 Western Avenue, Essex, MA, 01929
County
Essex
Phone
(978) 768-6381
Record
In the registerRegister refreshed September 23, 2026Ref ma-vc-h3358bf492d3eno dates published
Source
Inspection station locator, Massachusetts RMV and MassDEP (Massachusetts Vehicle Check) (check it at the source)
Last checked
September 23, 2026
All 2 licenses held at this address
- safety
- emissions
The state register records one row per license. These are merged into a single entry here, keyed on the facility, so one business is one listing.
Sam's Main St Auto Center INC Official list8 Main St, Essex, MA, 01929Class B: commercial vehicles or trailers up to 26,000 lbs GVWRSafetyEmissions(978) 768-6081Details
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Address
8 Main St, Essex, MA, 01929
County
Essex
Phone
(978) 768-6081
Record
In the registerRegister refreshed September 23, 2026Ref ma-vc-hba767eb8d63eno dates published
Source
Inspection station locator, Massachusetts RMV and MassDEP (Massachusetts Vehicle Check) (check it at the source)
Last checked
September 23, 2026
All 2 licenses held at this address
- safety
- emissions
The state register records one row per license. These are merged into a single entry here, keyed on the facility, so one business is one listing.

Nearest stations outside Essex

Manchester Gas and Auto INCManchester 3.8 mi
(978) 526-8300 Directions
Fallons Auto ServiceWenham 4.5 mi
(978) 468-9575 Directions
Don Sudbay MotorsGloucester 4.7 mi
(978) 283-4730 Directions
Route133auto LLCGloucester 4.8 mi
(978) 283-3331 Directions
Todd's Automotive Repair Service INC.Beverly 4.8 mi
(978) 927-6277 Directions
Farms Full Service II LLCBeverly 4.8 mi
(978) 922-9400 Directions
Lion Gas and Auto Service, INC.Beverly 5.6 mi
(978) 927-6666 Directions
Riverside Foreign Auto LLCIpswich 5.6 mi
(978) 356-3240 Directions

Vehicle Inspection in towns near Essex

About this data

Where the list comes from and what it does and does not say

2in the directory

2in the state register

205thby size in this category

Essex, Massachusetts has 2 stations, which is 0% of everything listed for Massachusetts.

All of them sit in Essex County.

These 2 entries come from a register that publishes no license dates at all. For those, the only thing that can honestly be said is that the facility appeared in the state register when it was last refreshed, on September 23, 2026. No issue, renewal or expiry date is shown for them, and none is guessed.

The license classes represented here are Class A: passenger vehicles, minivans, pickups and SUVs up to 10,000 lbs GVWR (1), Class B: commercial vehicles or trailers up to 26,000 lbs GVWR (1). The class is the source's own wording, not a label applied here.

2 of the 2 (100%) hold more than one class of license. Each is one entry here, with every class it holds shown in its record detail. Across this page the classes held include emissions (2), safety (2).

All 2 publish a phone number. Phone numbers are normalized to one format here; the registers publish them several different ways.

The map positions come from the register itself rather than from an address lookup. No distance claim is made anywhere in this text; the "nearest to me" list computes straight-line distances in your own browser from your own location.

Essex, Massachusetts ranks 205th of the 335 cities covered in this category, holding 0% of the listings, ahead of 130 others.

For a wider choice, the largest cities in this category are Worcester (39), Brockton (26), Lowell (26), Framingham (25). They are ordered by how many entries each holds, not by how close they are.

Every record on this page comes from Inspection station locator, published by Massachusetts RMV and MassDEP (Massachusetts Vehicle Check) on mavehiclecheck.com as dataset GetLocations. Each card carries the date the record was last re-checked.

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Essex: questions

Where can I find stations in Essex, MA?

2 stations in Essex are on the official list: Gbg Crowly, INC. at 152 Western Avenue; Sam's Main St Auto Center INC at 8 Main St. 2 of them publish a phone number.

What is the nearest option outside Essex?

Manchester Gas and Auto INC in Manchester, about 3.8 miles away in a straight line. Open the listing for directions.

How many stations are there in Essex county?

180 in Essex county and 1,688 across Massachusetts.

Are these stations currently licensed?

The state register these records come from publishes no license dates, so the honest answer is narrower than it looks: each of these 2 facilities appeared in the register when it was last refreshed, on September 23, 2026. No expiry date is shown because none is published, and none is guessed. Confirm the current position with the facility or the issuing authority before relying on it.

Why does one address hold several licenses?

Because a row in the state register is a license, not a business. 2 of the 2 entries on this page hold more than one class at the same address, typically an inspection license alongside a repair or dealer license. They are merged into a single entry here, keyed on the facility rather than on the license, so one shop is one listing and its other classes appear on its own page.

Why do the cards not show star ratings?

No public rating has been matched to any of these 2 records, so no stars are shown. The license record is the stronger signal in any case: where the register publishes them, the issue date, last renewal, expiry and the state license number all come from the issuing authority, which is not true of a star average.

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