The 40 test centres nearest to Hamstead, 75 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hamstead first
27 Tower Hill, Birmingham, B42 1LG
264 Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ER
147a Somerset Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, B20 2JF
Church Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2LW
249 Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1TY
1194 Aldridge Road, Oscott, Birmingham, B44 8PE
1180 Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8PE
Unit C, Park Lane Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B21 8LT
Unit 1 Papermill End, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NA
686 Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NJ
40 Church Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2LB
Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2EY
70 Greenholm Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8HL
47 Church Vale, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3SG
61 College Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8DP
43 Wattville Road, Handsworth, B21 0DA
Units 3 and 4, Holyhead Way, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0LT
34 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9NB
32 Rookery Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9NB
Unit L Hawthorn Industrial Estate, Middlemore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0BH
Before you book
23.7% of cars in B postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Towerhill MOT Centre Ltd in Birmingham (B42 1LG) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Hamstead in a straight line. There are 75 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), 14 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 Hamstead 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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