The 40 test centres nearest to Cyncoed, 67 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cyncoed first
Heathwood Rd, Cardiff, CF14 4HT
83 Fidlas Rd, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 0LY
146 Fidlas Rd, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 0YW
19 Kimberley Terrace, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5EA
130 Maes Y Coed Road, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 4HH
Birchgrove Garage, Maes Y Coed, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 4HE
Unit 6b Chiltern Close, Ty Glas Industrial Estate, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DL
Unit 2, Ipswich Road, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ
Ipswich Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ
16 Ipswich Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ
Unit B, Ipswich Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AQ
Roath Park Garage, Fairoak Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PX
304a Caerphilly Road, Cardiff, CF14 4NS
The Garage, Dalcross Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 4SE
2 Hampton Road, Birchgrove, Cardiff, CF14 4AH
505 Newport Rd, Cardiff, CF23 9UE
10 Fanny St, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4EH
Pantbach Road, Cardiff, CF14 1TW
Unit 2, Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AF
Unit 4, Senlan Industrial Estate, Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AF
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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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Three Arches Services Ltd in Cardiff (CF14 4HT) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Cyncoed in a straight line. There are 67 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), 5 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 Cyncoed 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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