The 40 test centres nearest to Central, 110 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Central first
Unit 27c & 27d Tudor Lane, Cardiff, CF11 6AZ
131 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AE
2 Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HZ
Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF10 5DL
22 Dumballs Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
Express House, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
206a Penarth Rd, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7NN
232 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8LR
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
Tyndall Street, Wharf Road East, Cardiff, CF10 4BB
Unit 4 the Stoneyard, Ninian Park Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 6HE
Penlline Street, Cardiff, CF24 3DF
Penllyne St, Bedford St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3DB
Unit 1, Bedford St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3DB
Garage at the Rear of, 113 City Road, Cardiff, CF24 3BN
62 City Rd, Cardiff, CF24 3DN
64 System St, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 0JH
1a Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8HJ
1a Leckwith Road Unit 2, Canton, Cariff, CF11 8HJ
Unit 4, East Moors Industrial Estate, Keen Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 5JT
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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Millenium Motors & MOT Centre in Cardiff (CF11 6AZ) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Central 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), 11 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 Central 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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