The 40 test centres nearest to Greenstead, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Greenstead first
Bromley Road, Colchester, CO4 3JE
Unit 15, Davey Close, Colchester, CO1 2XL
Unit 3c, Hawkins Road, Colchester, CO2 8JY
1 Spurgeon Street, The Hythe, Colchester, CO1 2NS
Unit 5 Corporation Yard, Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 3BN
5 Challenge Way, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2LY
68 Barrack Street, Colchester, CO1 2LT
Unit K, Chandlers Row, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2HG
Unit 2 Haven Road, Colchester, CO2 8HT
Unit 5, Brook Street Business Centre, Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UZ
Unit 1, Brook Street Business Centre, Brook Street, Colchester, CO1 2UZ
East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2UQ
Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2GN
Unit 2 Shaw Building, Commerce Way, Colchester, CO2 8HR
Units 1 & 2 Commerce Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO2 8HR
Unit 3, 11 Grange Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO2 8HF
Hill Garage, Fox Street, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7PP
2 Fairfax Road, Colchester, CO2 7EW
Scotts Corner, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 4HS
29 - 31 Fingringhoe Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8EA
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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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Graham Long Car Centre in Colchester (CO4 3JE) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Greenstead in a straight line. There are 45 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 Greenstead 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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