The 40 test centres nearest to Hove, 48 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Hove first
24 Connaught Road, Hove, BN3 3WB
6/10 St Johns Road, Hove, BN3 2FB
Unit C, Cambridge Works, Cambridge Grove, Hove, BN3 3ED
Unit D, Cambridge Grove, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3ED
58 Newtown Road, Hove, BN3 6AB
85 Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7BU
Auto Engineers, 2 Scott Road, Hove, BN3 5HN
Unit 10, St Josephs Business Park, Hove, BN3 7ES
200 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 5AT
46 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PT
9 Howard Terrace, Brighton, BN1 3TR
English Close, Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7EE
19 to 20 Basin Road North, Portslade, BN41 1WA
74 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QG
Units 1 - 4, Cheapside, Brighton, BN1 4GD
71 Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, BN1 4QJ
77 Beaconsfield Road, Brighton, BN1 4QJ
62 - 66 Station Road, Portslade, BN41 1DF
Unit 1, Trafalgar House, 72a North Street, Portslade, BN41 1DG
Crowhurst Road, Brighton, BN1 8AR
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32% of cars in BN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Connaught C Limited in Hove (BN3 3WB) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Hove in a straight line. There are 48 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 Hove 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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