ABBAS AUTO TECH
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Abbas
Auto Tech.

Watford’s specialist MOT and diagnostics garage. MOT testing for cars and motorcycles, servicing, repairs, ECU remapping and DPF solutions, done properly.

  • MOT stationClasses 1, 2 and 4
  • 15+ yearsIn Watford
  • WD18Whippendell Road
4.5★★★★★117 Google reviews
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When’s your MOT due?

Pop your reg in.

See your MOT date, then book your test, a service or a repair in one tap. We’ll call you to confirm.

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What we do

Everything your car needs

From your yearly MOT to the jobs other garages send away. Honest advice, quality parts, and we show you what we replace and why.

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MOT Testing

We’re an MOT test station for cars and motorcycles (classes 1, 2 and 4). If anything needs fixing to pass, we explain it and can sort it here.

CarsMotorcyclesMOT repairs
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A car on the lift inside the Abbas Auto Tech workshop
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Servicing

Interim and full services for every make, with quality parts and your service history kept up to date.

All makesQuality parts
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Abbas at the diagnostics laptop in the workshop
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Computer Diagnostics

Warning light on? We read the codes, find the real cause and explain it in plain English.

Warning lightsVCDS for VW & Audi
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Working on a BMW M engine
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ECU Remapping

Engine software set up properly for better response and economy, on the cars we know well.

RemappingPerformance
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A technician working under the bonnet
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DPF / FAP Solutions

Diesel losing power or a DPF light on? We diagnose the cause first, then clean, regenerate or repair.

DieselForced regenEGR
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An engine stripped down for repair
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Clutches & Gearboxes

Slipping clutches, noisy gearboxes, timing belts and engine work, fixed properly.

ClutchesGearboxesTiming belts
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VW & Audi VCDS diagnostics1.0 EcoBoost timing belt kits2.0 EcoBlue timing beltsInstrument cluster repairWheel alignmentEngine swapsEngine carbon cleaningTyresAir conditioningBrakes & suspensionExhausts
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Real photos

Inside our workshop

No stock photos. This is our garage on Whippendell Road, our team and the cars we look after.

The workshop bay with its lift
The workshop
The tool chest in the workshop
The right tools
Tyres and a technician at work
Tyres
The MOT bay with a blue lift
MOT bay
The team at work in the workshop
The team at work
The forecourt and workshop entrance
Our entrance, off Whippendell Road
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Now open

Our new workshop

New MOT bays, a customer MOT viewing area, and the specialist work we do every day.

The new MOT bay with its red four-post lift
The new MOT bay
The MOT lifts and yellow-lined floor
Class 1, 2 and 4 MOTs
A gearbox opened up on the bench
Gearboxes
Abbas and a technician at the diagnostics desk
Diagnostics
The new workshop with two MOT lifts
Our new workshop
The customer MOT viewing area
MOT viewing area
An instrument cluster opened up for repair
Cluster repair
Wheel alignment clamps fitted to a car
Wheel alignment
The Abbas Auto Tech car in the new workshop
Rear of 12-14 Whippendell Road
An engine opened up for a timing belt job
Timing belts
A timing tool kit
The right tools
An engine out of the car for an engine swap
Engine swaps
Remapping an ECU on the bench
ECU remapping
Carbon build-up removed from an intake
Carbon cleaning
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More real photos

Car people, through and through

The team, the cars we love and the jobs we do. From classic BMWs to the latest engines at the motor show.

Two technicians restoring a VW’s headlights
Headlight restoration
Abbas at a motor show
Abbas
Arash with a classic green pickup truck
Arash
Mohammad
Mohammad
A yellow classic BMW 3 Series in the workshop
Classic BMW E30
Abbas with a blue Subaru at a motor show
At the motor show
Abbas looking at an Audi engine at a motor show
New engines, up close
A yellow classic BMW E30 outside the workshop
Ready to go
Abbas with a tuned engine bay at a show
Performance builds
Abbas beside an engine on display
Always learning
An instrument cluster working after repair
Dash fixed
Genuine oil and filters ready for a service
Genuine parts
A model BMW M3 on the office desk
Off duty
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Book in

Book your car in.

Tell us the car and a day that suits. We’ll call you to confirm the time.

Proper kit. Proper care.

The jobs others
send away.

Dealer-level diagnostics, remapping and engine work, from a team that has been doing this in Watford for over 15 years.

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Diagnostics laptop and ECU on the bench
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Diagnostics

Fault codes read, the real cause found, explained in plain English.

A BMW M engine bay
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Remapping

Engine software set up properly, for response and economy.

An engine stripped for a timing belt job
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Engine work

Timing belts, carbon cleaning and engine swaps.

Tyres racked in the workshop
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Tyres & alignment

Tyres fitted and wheels aligned to the maker’s settings.

15+ yearsLooking after Watford’s cars, just north of London
Class 1, 2, 4An MOT test station for cars and motorcycles
SpecialistsDiagnostics, remapping, DPF and engine work, done here
4.5 ★From 117 reviews on Google
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The team

Abbas and the team

An independent, family-feel garage. You talk to the people who work on your car.

The Abbas Auto Tech team in the workshop

Honest advice, quality repairs.

We’re a specialist car servicing centre in Watford, and over 15 years we’ve built our name on trust with local drivers and riders.

From a quick MOT to an engine rebuild, we explain what your car needs, show you the old parts, and only do the work you agree to.

Abbas
AbbasOwner
Arash
ArashThe team
Mohammad
MohammadThe team
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News

Latest from the garage

News and plain-English advice from Abbas and the team.

News · 13 September 2026

We’re open in our new Watford workshop

Abbas Auto Tech Ltd is now open in Watford: MOT testing, servicing, diagnostics and repairs for cars and motorcycles.

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Remapping · 30 April 2024

ECU remapping: getting more from your engine

What remapping is, what it does for power, response and economy, and what to think about first.

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DPF · 30 April 2024

Having problems with your DPF? Here’s what you need to know

What a diesel particulate filter does, the warning signs, what blocks it, and the law.

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West Watford · Watford · Bushey · Croxley · WD18

Your local garage.

Rear of 12-14 Whippendell Road, Watford WD18 7LU. Open Monday to Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 12.

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Find us

On Whippendell Road

In West Watford, serving Watford, Bushey, Croxley Green, Garston, Abbots Langley and the rest of WD.

Opening hours

Abbas Auto Tech

Rear of 12-14 Whippendell Road
Watford WD18 7LU

Monday — Friday09:00 — 18:00
Saturday09:00 — 12:00
SundayClosed
MOT test stationCars & motorcyclesAll makes
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