The 40 test centres nearest to Butetown, 103 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Butetown first
22 Dumballs Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
Express House, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
Unit 5 Hosking Industrial Estate, Dumballs Road, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 5FG
Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF10 5DL
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
91-97 Clive St, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7HN
Unit 27c & 27d Tudor Lane, Cardiff, CF11 6AZ
Ford House, 281 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8YZ
131 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AE
Unit 4, East Moors Industrial Estate, Keen Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5JT
206a Penarth Rd, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7NN
232 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8LR
2 Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HZ
295 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8UU
Unit 2-3, Seaview Units - Ocean Park, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EB
Nash House, Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8SE
Unit 2, Lewis Court, 50 Portmanmoor Road Industrial Estate, Ocean Way, Cardiff, CF24 5HQ
Unit 25 Freemans Parc, Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8EQ
Unit 32, Wholesale Fruit Centre, Bessemer Road, Cardiff, CF11 8BE
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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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Bayside Garage Limited in Cardiff (CF10 5FE) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Butetown in a straight line. There are 103 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), 14 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 Butetown 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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