The 8 test centres nearest to Cookston, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
8 centres · nearest to Cookston first
Hospital Road, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 9AW
Hospital Road, Ellon, AB41 9AW
75 Station Road, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 9AR
Ythanbank, Ellon, AB41 7TE
Unit 2, Premier Industrial Units, Castle Street, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 9RF
Unit 1, Castle Road Industrial Estate, Ellon, AB41 9RF
Overton Garage, Auchleuchries, Ellon, AB41 8EP
Unit 2 Tipperty Industrial Centre, Tipperty, Ellon, AB41 8LZ
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31.5% of cars in AB postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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B Mech Autos Ltd in Aberdeenshire (AB41 9AW) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Cookston in a straight line. There are 7 centres within 3 miles.
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
Every centre here tests vans up to 3,000 kg, the same test as a car. For a bigger van (3,000 to 3,500 kg, class 7), 1 centre within 3 miles can test it. Use the Test vans filter above.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. Use the filters to find main dealers, which know your make, or chains, which often have online deals.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Cookston as placed by OS Open Names. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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