MOT centres in Cambridge
159 test centres approved by DVSA in CB postcodes. Call them direct, no booking fees.
159 centres · A to Z
2 the Triangle Stirling Way, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3AZ
Unit C2 Atria Court, Papworth Business Park, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GY
Unit 4 & 5 Arthur Court, Norman Way Ind Estate, Norman Way, Over Cambridge, CB24 5AL
Hall Farm, 36 Gills Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2TS
Brooklands Garage, Thaxted Road, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2UT
20 22 High Street, Wilburton, Ely, CB6 3RB
Acorn Garage, Cambridge Road, Little Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6BN
Downham Garage, 23a Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2ST
Unit 3 Station Yard, Wilbraham Road, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5ET
32 Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8LD
Unit 2, Plot 5 Studlands Park Industrial Estate, Studlands Park Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AU
40 the Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DU
1 Crown Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1PP
Coldhams Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EW
10 Granta Terrace, Stapleford, Cambridge, CB22 5FJ
Units 6 & 7, 261-263 Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8SL
Unit 5 Wrights Yard, Top Road, Wimbish Green, Saffron Walden, CB10 2XJ
Orchard Farm, Fowlmere Road, Foxton, Cambridge, CB22 6RT
64 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Unit 22, The Dock, Ely, CB7 4GS
Before you book
What fails most in Cambridge
28% of cars here failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain (No. 55 of 118 areas). The usual reasons:
- 1Damaged tyresMuch more common here than across Britain
- 2Headlight aim
- 3Sidelight bulbs
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MOT centres by town and neighbourhood
Pick a place to see the centres nearest to it, wherever the postcode border falls.
- Bar Hill
- Cambridge
- Castle Camps
- Cherry Hinton
- Chesterton
- Chettisham
- Church End
- Commercial End
- Cottenham
- Coveney
- Debden
- Debden Green
- Denny End
- Dry Drayton
- Duxford
- Eddington
- Ely
- Exning
- Fen Ditton
- Fen Drayton
- Fordham
- Freestones Corner
- Friars Mead
- Frog End
- Girton
- Grantchester
- Great Abington
- Hardwick
- Harston
- Haverhill
- Helions Bumpstead
- Horningsea
- Impington
- King's Hedges
- Knapwell
- Little Chesterford
- Little Thetford
- Littleport
- Lolworth
- Madingley
- Milton
- Newmarket
- Newtown
- Northstowe
- Old Pembroke Farm
- Over
- Over End
- Prickwillow
- Rampton
- Reach
- Romsey Town
- Saffron Walden
- Sawston
- Soham
- Soham Cotes
- Steeple Bumpstead
- Teversham
- Trumpington
- Upper Cambourne
- Wendens Ambo
- West Cambourne
- Wicken
- Wilburton
- Willingham
- Witcham
- Witchford
MOT centres in nearby areas
Questions people ask
How much is an MOT in Cambridge?
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.
How many MOT centres are there in Cambridge?
159 centres in CB postcodes are approved by DVSA to test cars. 51 of them also test vans.
How early can I book my MOT?
Up to a month (minus a day) before your current MOT runs out. You keep the same renewal date.
Which is the best MOT centre in Cambridge?
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. If you want a test with nothing to sell you, there is 1 council-run centre here. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Map positions from postcodes.io. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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