The 41 test centres nearest to Burton, 33 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
41 centres · nearest to Burton first
Salisbury Road, Winkton, Christchurch, BH23 7AR
39 Mill Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JY
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 7LQ
11 Avon Trading Park, Reid Street, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BT
Priory Motor Works, Station Approach, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LJ
Unit 2, Penton Business Park, Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1EZ
204a Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2LP
1 Stony Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1DL
7b Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3PH
67 - 69 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3QA
Unit 1, Groveley Road Business Centre, Groveley Road, Christchurch, BH23 3HB
Units 1 & 2, 143-147 Somerford Road, Christchurch, BH23 3PY
141 Somerford Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3PY
Lyndhurst Road, Christchurch, BH23 4SB
20 Bailey Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
6 Bailey Drive, Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2BN
Unit 11 Airfield Industrial Estate, Airfield Way, Christchurch, BH23 3PE
Beaulieu Road, Christchurch, BH23 2EA
Unit 19 Somerford Business Park, Wilverley Road, Somerford, Christchurch, BH23 3RU
Before you book
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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Winkton Auto Centre in Christchurch (BH23 7AR) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Burton in a straight line. There are 33 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), 4 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 Burton 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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