The 39 test centres nearest to Canton, 110 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Canton first
363a Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1JF
305 Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, CF5 1JD
419-421 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1JG
1a Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8HJ
1a Leckwith Road Unit 2, Canton, Cariff, CF11 8HJ
Lansdowne Road, Cardiff, CF5 1JU
22a Romilly Road West, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1FU
Unit 4 the Stoneyard, Ninian Park Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 6HE
Unit 4, Hedel Rd, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8DJ
64 Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AB
167 Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AB
2 Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HZ
131 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AE
639 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1BH
641 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff, CF5 1BH
Nash House, Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8SE
206a Penarth Rd, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7NN
232 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8LR
588 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
Unit 27c & 27d Tudor Lane, Cardiff, CF11 6AZ
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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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Canton Autocentre Limited in Cardiff (CF5 1JF) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Canton in a straight line. There are 110 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 Canton 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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