The 40 test centres nearest to Pontcanna, 111 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Pontcanna first
113-115 North Road, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3AD
North Rd, Cardiff, CF14 3AF
22a Romilly Road West, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1FU
137 Maindy Rd, Maindy, Cardiff, CF24 4HN
363a Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1JF
419-421 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1JG
305 Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, CF5 1JD
1a Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8HJ
1a Leckwith Road Unit 2, Canton, Cariff, CF11 8HJ
Lansdowne Road, Cardiff, CF5 1JU
Unit 4, Hedel Rd, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8DJ
Unit 4 the Stoneyard, Ninian Park Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 6HE
639 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1BH
641 Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff, CF5 1BH
Roath Park Garage, Fairoak Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PX
588 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1BP
10 Fanny St, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4EH
2 Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HZ
Norbury Rd, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3AT
2 Hampton Road, Birchgrove, Cardiff, CF14 4AH
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Halfords Autocentre in Cardiff (CF14 3AD) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Pontcanna in a straight line. There are 111 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), 7 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 Pontcanna 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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