The 39 test centres nearest to Newtown, 37 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Newtown first
31d Clifton Road Industrial Estate, Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7EB
Unit 19, Clifton Road Industrial Estate, Clifton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7EA
83 Babraham Road, Cambridge, CB2 4AY
5 - 7 Hope Street, Cambridge, CB1 3NA
Eltisley Garages, Eltisley Avenue, Newnham, Cambridge, CB3 9JQ
7 Adkins Corner, Cambridge, CB1 3RU
Unit Fa the Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 8DH
95/101 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8EN
Unit 19, Coral Park Industrial Estate, Henley Road, Cambridge, CB1 3DY
Coldhams Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EW
Camcab House, Coldhams Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EW
Unit 6, the Arches, Coldhams Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EW
264 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8JL
20 St Andrews Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1DL
32 Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8LD
23/24 Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8LD
Cheddars Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8LD
Units 6 & 7, 261-263 Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8SL
249 Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8SL
199 Barnwell Road, Cambridge, CB5 8SH
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28% of cars in CB postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Cambridge Performance Tyres in Cambridge (CB1 7EB) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Newtown in a straight line. There are 37 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 Newtown 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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