The 39 test centres nearest to Southmead, 60 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Southmead first
281 Southmead Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS10 5EL
67 Wellington Hill West, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 4SP
551 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0BW
Unit 10 Fairway Industrial Centre, Golf Course Lane, Bristol, BS34 7QS
Unit 4 Fairway Industrial Centre, Golf Course Lane, Filton, BS34 7QS
Unit 1a, Elm Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8RJ
Unit 2, Elm Road, Bristol, BS7 8PJ
Westbury Court Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3BU
Westbury Court Road, Bristol, BS9 3BU
Cardigan Road, Henleaze, Bristol, BS9 4DY
Lockleaze Road, Lockleaze, Bristol, BS7 9RU
13a Ashley Down Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9JN
Ashley Down Road, Bristol, BS7 9JS
Unit 3 Abbeywood Park, Emma Chris Way, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7JU
138 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8NT
29 Etloe Road, Westbury Park, Bristol, BS6 7NZ
The Venue at Cribbs Causeway, Merlin Road, Bristol, BS10 7SR
First Field Way, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Cribbs, Bristol, BS34 5TN
Brookfield Avenue, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8BP
Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, BS10 7UG
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33.6% of cars in BS postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Vic Scully Motoring Centre in Bristol (BS10 5EL) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Southmead in a straight line. There are 60 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), 6 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 Southmead 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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