The 39 test centres nearest to Bearwood, 70 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Bearwood first
140 Magna Road, Bear Wood, Bournemouth, BH11 9NB
1143 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, BH11 9JY
Unit 28 Churchill Business Park, Provence Road, Poole, Bournemouth, BH11 9GA
Unit 6, Canford Business Park, Magna Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AP
Dominion Road, West Howe, Bournemouth, BH11 8LH
Unit 21 Elliott Road, West Howe Industrial Estate, Bournemouth, BH11 8JU
1482 Wimborne Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, BH11 9AA
516 Wallisdown Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8PT
512 - 514 Wallisdown Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8PT
502 Wallisdown Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8PT
573 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5BA
543 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5AD
7 & 8 Lyon Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HF
Unit K the Fulcrum, Vantage Way, Mannings Heath Road, Poole, BH12 4NU
6 Broom Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NL
10a-10b Broom Road, Poole, BH12 4NL
Comptons Yard, Unit 2 Thrush Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NP
20a Mannings Heath Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4NQ
2 - 4 Glenville Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EF
397 to 399 Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 4LT
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31.5% of cars in BH postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Forge Autocentres in Bournemouth (BH11 9NB) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Bearwood in a straight line. There are 70 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), 11 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 Bearwood 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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