The 40 test centres nearest to Short Heath, 86 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Short Heath first
Unit 3, Rear of 296 Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6LB
292 Short Heath Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6LB
45-51 Kings Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5AB
1 to 5 Gravelly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6UJ
390 College Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 0HH
8 Kings Road, New Oscott, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5AF
364-368 Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7LA
Unit 12 Union Drive, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5TE
Home James Motor Premises, Moor Lane, Birmingham, B6 7HH
Moor Lane, Witton, Birmingham, B6 7HH
Unit 10 Selecta Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 9XA
42-48 Spring Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9BX
32 Spring Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9BX
70 Greenholm Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8HL
Unit 32 Birch Road East, Industrial Estate, Birmingham, B6 7DB
Unit 29, Birch Road East, Witton, Birmingham, B6 7DA
61 College Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8DP
3 Birch Road, Witton, Birmingham, B6 7DD
686 Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B44 8NJ
Unit 1 Site D, 20 Tameside Way, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2UB
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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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1st Stop Garages Limited in Birmingham (B23 6LB) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Short Heath in a straight line. There are 86 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), 10 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 Short Heath 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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