The 35 test centres nearest to Great Clacton, 27 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
35 centres · nearest to Great Clacton first
43 North Road, Great Clacton, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4DD
88 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TH
106 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TH
177a Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
179 Wellesley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3QE
Sea Valley Road, Valleybridge Road, Clacton-On-Sea, CO15 4AD
Hockley Business Centre, Valley Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4AG
Rear of 36 Oxford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3TB
10 Agincourt Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3EB
Unit 28 Sadds Yard, Skelmersdale Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6BP
60 Carnarvon Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 6QA
107 Old Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3AL
Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
Allen Place, Ford Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 3DS
Unit 5 Brunel Business Centre, Enterprise Way, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4QW
Units 1 & 2 Brunel Business Centre, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4QW
8 Paxton Road, Gorse Lane Industrial Estate, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 4LR
18 Brunel Road, Gorse Lane Industrial Estate, Clacton-On-Sea, Essex, CO15 4LU
14 to 16 Agate Road, Clacton on Sea, CO15 1RA
Unit A, Magnolia Centre, Telford Road, Gorse Lane Ind Estate, Clacton on Sea, CO15 4LP
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28.1% of cars in CO postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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J and M Motors in Clacton on Sea (CO15 4DD) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Great Clacton in a straight line. There are 27 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), 9 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 Great Clacton 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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