The 40 test centres nearest to Adamsdown, 113 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Adamsdown first
64 System St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 0JH
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
62 City Rd, Cardiff, CF24 3DN
Unit 4, East Moors Industrial Estate, Keen Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5JT
Penlline Street, Cardiff, CF24 3DF
Garage at the Rear of, 113 City Road, Cardiff, CF24 3BN
Penllyne St, Bedford St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3DB
Unit 1, Bedford St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3DB
Unit 2-3, Seaview Units - Ocean Park, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EB
Unit 2, Portmanmoor Road Lane, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5EQ
Richards Place, Off Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1SD
Unit 2, Lewis Court, 50 Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Ocean Way, Cardiff, CF24 5HQ
22 Dumballs Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
Express House, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF10 5DL
170 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QJ
Unit 27c & 27d Tudor Lane, Cardiff, CF11 6AZ
Unit 3, Beresford Lane, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
Unit 2, Beresford Road Lane, Adamsdown, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
Before you book
31% of cars in CF postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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New System Street MOT Station in Cardiff (CF24 0JH) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Adamsdown in a straight line. There are 113 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), 9 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 Adamsdown 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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