The 40 test centres nearest to Accrington, 31 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Accrington first
Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 1AD
Barnes Street, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 6RN
12 Washington Street, Accrington, BB5 6TG
Ranger Street Works, Ranger Street, Accrington, BB5 0RL
The Garage, Crown Street, Accrington, BB5 0RW
Argyle Street Garage, Argyle Street, Accrington, BB5 1DG
19 Grange Lane, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 1HX
Globe Works, Unit 1, Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, BB5 0SP
Belgarth Road, Accrington, BB5 6AH
Chester Garage, Charter Street, Accrington, BB5 0SA
Princess Street, Accrington, Accrington, BB5 1SP
2a Empress Street, Accrington, BB5 1SG
Blackburn Road, Accrington, Blackburn, BB5 0DE
Unit 2, Temlon Industrial Estate (Basement), Fairfield Street, Accrington, BB5 0LD
2 Tanpits Road, Church, Accrington, BB5 4HD
Unit 2e Moscow Mill, Moscow Mill Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 0EP
Whalley Road, Accrington, BB5 5EG
Unit 5 Sadler Street Industrial Estate, Church, Accrington, BB5 0HP
C V M U Depot, Library Street, Church, Accrington, BB5 4JY
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Unit 2 Commercial Mill, St Pauls Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3HP
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24.1% of cars in BB postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Kwik-Fit in Accrington (BB5 1AD) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Accrington in a straight line. There are 31 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), 12 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. The nearest council-run centre is Hyndburn Borough Council, 1.2 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Accrington 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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