The 39 test centres nearest to Cove Bay, 38 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Cove Bay first
Porche Centre, Wellington Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3TY
Aberdeen Audi, Balmoral Park, Wellington Circle, Aberdeen, AB12 3GY
Balmoral Business Park, Wellington Circle, Lochside, Aberdeen, AB12 3GY
Souterhead Garage Ltd, Block 2 Units 8 10 Souterhead Industrial Centre, Souterhead Road Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3LF
Unit 2 Lochinch Business Park, Charleston, Nigg, Aberdeen, AB12 3LL
Craigshaw Road, West Tullos, Aberdeen, AB12 3ZG
Unit 4, Hareness Circle, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3LY
Unit 6 Altens Trade Centre, Hareness Circle, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3LY
Hareness Road, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3LE
Units 7 - 9 Altens Lorry Park, Hareness Road, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3LE
Unit 5, Marywell Commercial Park, Aberdeen, AB12 4SB
31 Craigshaw Drive, West Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3BE
Craigshaw Crescent, Aberdeen, AB12 3AW
Craigshaw Crescent, West Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3AW
Wellington Road, West Tullos, Aberdeen, AB12 3EW
Unit 2, Hillview Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3HB
Wellington Road, East Tullos, Aberdeen, AB12 3BJ
Wellington Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3LQ
12 Greenbank Place, Aberdeen, AB12 3BT
Hillview Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3HL
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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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Peter Vardy Porsche Ltd in Aberdeen (AB12 3TY) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Cove Bay in a straight line. There are 38 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), 15 centres 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 Cove Bay 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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