The 40 test centres nearest to Nechells, 165 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Nechells first
Star Park South, Heartlands Parkway, Birmingham, B7 5AH
Premier Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5TQ
337 Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 7ST
439 443 Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham, B6 7SS
Unit 16 Boultbee Business Units, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5AR
190 Washwood Heath Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1RQ
Unit 29-31, Sandy Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 5TP
Unit 8, Cheston Industrial Estate, Cheston Road, Birmingham, B7 5EE
Unit 5/7 Cheston Industrial Estate, Cheston Road, Birmingham, B7 5EE
Gate Street, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1JG
Unit 2, Adams Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4DH
37 Vauxhall Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4HQ
Unit 2 Chelsea Trading Estate, Rocky Lane, Birmingham, B7 5EP
308 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, B8 2UL
81 to 83 Cato Street, Birmingham, B7 4TS
13-17 Lichfield Road, Birmingham, B6 5RW
2 Lichfield Road, Aston Cross, Birmingham, B6 5SU
Unit 4j, 10 Highfield Road, Birmingham, B8 3QX
1 Bickford Road, Birmingham, B6 7EE
Unit 5 Vauxhall Trading Estate, Dollman Street, Birmingham, B7 4RA
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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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Lookers Star City in Birmingham (B7 5AH) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Nechells in a straight line. There are 165 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), 24 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 Nechells 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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