The 40 test centres nearest to Frenchay, 63 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Frenchay first
Cleevewood Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2SF
84 Downend Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5UE
50 Cassell Road, Bristol, BS16 5DE
College Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2HN
53-55 Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5LS
Bath Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5NT
72 - 74 Broad Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5NL
Unit 1, New Station Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3LD
The Old Station Yard, Hicks Common Road, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1EJ
North Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8PE
Farendell Road, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7FF
574 - 590 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3HJ
Parnall Road Industrial Estate, Parnall Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3JQ
Unit 1, Stokeview Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3AE
48-60 Lodge Causeway, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3JB
Unit 1, Avon Business Park, Lodge Causeway, Bristol, BS16 3JP
110 Soundwell Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4RT
548 Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3DD
Unit 1 Balaclava Road Industrial Estate, Ridgway Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3LJ
19 Berkeley Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3LY
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Cleevewood Garage in Bristol (BS16 2SF) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Frenchay in a straight line. There are 63 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 Frenchay 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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