The 40 test centres nearest to Pen-y-lan, 91 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Pen-y-lan first
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
The Garage, Dalcross Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 4SE
Unit 2 Dominion Business Centre, Dominion Way, Cardiff, CF24 1PT
505 Newport Rd, Cardiff, CF23 9UE
Unit 1, Dominion Buildings (Part Of), 11 Dominion Way Industrial Estate, Cardiff, CF24 1RF
1 Watford Rd, Cardiff, CF24 1RY
Unit 4, Watford Road, Cardiff, CF24 1RY
10 Fanny St, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4EH
385b Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 1RN
Roath Park Garage, Fairoak Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PX
Unit 2, Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AF
Unit 4, Senlan Industrial Estate, Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff, CF23 9AF
170 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QJ
Unit 3, Beresford Lane, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
Unit 2, Beresford Road Lane, Adamsdown, Cardiff, CF24 1QU
Richards Place, Off Broadway, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 1SD
Garage at the Rear of, 113 City Road, Cardiff, CF24 3BN
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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1st Call MOT & Service Centre in Cardiff (CF23 9AQ) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Pen-y-lan in a straight line. There are 91 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), 10 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 Pen-y-lan 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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