Find an MOT centre near you

23,072 DVSA-approved test stations across England, Scotland and Wales, 3,220 of them licensed for motorcycles and 6,760 for class 7 vans. Search by postcode for the nearest, or browse by town for the full list with phone numbers, addresses, local fail rates and what a test costs.

Motorcycle MOT stations 3,220 Class 7 van MOT 6,760 Check a car's MOT history
23,072approved test stations
2,341towns and villages
£54.85maximum car test fee
71.8%of cars pass first time

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Towns with the most stations are at the top; type a name to jump to it.

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London601 stations Birmingham314 stations Bristol297 stations Manchester293 stations Glasgow279 stations Nottingham268 stations Leicester223 stations Sheffield222 stations Leeds216 stations Liverpool192 stations Hull164 stations Southampton159 stations Norwich158 stations Derby156 stations Preston148 stations Cardiff135 stations Peterborough127 stations Coventry127 stations Doncaster117 stations Wolverhampton113 stations York113 stations Northampton112 stations Plymouth112 stations Swansea111 stations Bolton106 stations Lincoln105 stations Swindon96 stations Exeter91 stations Milton Keynes90 stations Aberdeen88 stations Colchester87 stations Cambridge85 stations Chesterfield85 stations Reading85 stations Gloucester83 stations Newport83 stations Rotherham80 stations Ipswich79 stations Warrington79 stations Barnsley75 stations Oxford71 stations Carlisle71 stations Portsmouth70 stations Bedford69 stations Luton67 stations Shrewsbury66 stations Middlesbrough63 stations Bridgend62 stations Worcester61 stations Basingstoke60 stations Cheltenham59 stations Taunton57 stations Telford57 stations High Wycombe56 stations Chester56 stations Salisbury55 stations Mansfield51 stations Chelmsford51 stations Maidstone49 stations Stafford48 stations Scunthorpe47 stations Aylesbury47 stations St Helens46 stations Ashford46 stations Slough46 stations Bridgwater44 stations Tamworth44 stations Yeovil43 stations Cannock41 stations Guildford41 stations Loughborough39 stations Newark39 stations Brighton39 stations Nuneaton39 stations Banbury38 stations Newbury37 stations Redditch36 stations Inverness36 stations Enfield33 stations Basildon33 stations Bath33 stations Eastbourne32 stations Truro31 stations Stevenage29 stations Chichester29 stations Andover29 stations Hemel Hempstead28 stations Eastleigh27 stations Tunbridge Wells24 stations Aldershot23 stations Sittingbourne22 stations Caerphilly22 stations Hounslow21 stations Stratford upon Avon21 stations Bracknell18 stations Camberley16 stations Farnham14 stations Sale11 stations Chertsey9 stations Stone9 stations Monmouth6 stations Sandhurst5 stations Redbourn2 stations Yateley1 station Brooke1 station

Not every town is listed on this page yet. The town search finds any town by name, and the postcode search above covers every station in the register.

What a test costs

DVSA caps the fee at £54.85 for a car, £29.65 for a motorcycle and £58.60 for a class 7 van. Stations may charge less and many do; the test is the same. A retest within ten working days is free for minor items if the car is brought back to the same station. Our car tax page covers the other annual cost, and the free reminder emails you before the certificate runs out.

Questions people ask

How do I find an MOT centre near me?

Enter your postcode above. The results list the nearest DVSA-approved stations with distance, phone number and the vehicle classes each tests. Every station in the official register is included, 23,072 in all.

Are all MOT centres the same?

The test is identical everywhere: same checklist, same DVSA standards, same certificate. What differs is the price (anything up to the £54.85 maximum for a car), the classes a station is authorised for, and whether the garage also does repairs.

Which stations test motorcycles or vans?

3,220 stations hold the class 1 and 2 authorisation for motorcycles and 6,760 hold class 7 for vans between 3,000kg and 3,500kg. Use the vehicle type selector, or the dedicated motorcycle and van pages.

Can I see a garage's pass rate?

No. The public DVSA dataset is anonymised and carries no station identifier, so per-garage pass rates cannot be calculated from it. Any site that shows one is estimating. We publish pass rates by make, model, year and postcode area instead.

Station details from the DVSA active MOT test stations register, September 2026. Methodology.