The 39 test centres nearest to Riverside, 112 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Riverside first
2 Ninian Park Road, Cardiff, CF11 6HZ
131 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6AE
Unit 4 the Stoneyard, Ninian Park Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 6HE
Unit 27c & 27d Tudor Lane, Cardiff, CF11 6AZ
206a Penarth Rd, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7NN
232 Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF11 8LR
1a Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8HJ
1a Leckwith Road Unit 2, Canton, Cariff, CF11 8HJ
64 Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AB
167 Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AB
Nash House, Sloper Road, Cardiff, CF11 8SE
305 Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, CF5 1JD
Penarth Road, Cardiff, CF10 5DL
363a Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1JF
Unit 32, Wholesale Fruit Centre, Bessemer Road, Cardiff, CF11 8BE
Rear of Unit 19, Wholesale Fruit Centre, Bessemer Road, Cardiff, CF11 8BE
29 Bessemer Market, Bessemer Road, Cardiff, CF11 8BE
Unit 27/28h, The Wholesale Fruit Centre, Bessemer Road, Cardiff, CF11 8BE
Whittle Road, Leckwith Industrial Estate, Leckwith, Cardiff, CF11 8AT
Unit 2, St Andrews House, Whittle Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AT
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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Tudor Street MOT Limited in Cardiff (CF11 6HZ) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Riverside in a straight line. There are 112 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), 12 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. The nearest council-run centre is Cardiff County Council, 1.1 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Riverside 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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