The 40 test centres nearest to Roath Park, 89 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Roath Park first
Heathwood Rd, Cardiff, CF14 4HT
130 Maes Y Coed Road, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 4HH
Birchgrove Garage, Maes Y Coed, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 4HE
83 Fidlas Rd, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 0LY
Roath Park Garage, Fairoak Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PX
2 Hampton Road, Birchgrove, Cardiff, CF14 4AH
146 Fidlas Rd, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 0YW
304a Caerphilly Road, Cardiff, CF14 4NS
Unit 6b Chiltern Close, Ty Glas Industrial Estate, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DL
The Garage, Dalcross Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 4SE
10 Fanny St, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4EH
Pantbach Road, Cardiff, CF14 1TW
North Rd, Cardiff, CF14 3AF
113-115 North Road, Maindy, Cardiff, CF14 3AD
19 Kimberley Terrace, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5EA
137 Maindy Rd, Maindy, Cardiff, CF24 4HN
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
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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 0.5 miles from the middle of Roath Park in a straight line. There are 89 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), 6 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 Roath Park 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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