The 12 test centres nearest to Halstead, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
12 centres · nearest to Halstead first
44 Broton Drive, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1HB
1 Broton Drive, Broton Industrial Estate, Halstead, CO9 1HB
Unit 3, Broton Trading Estate, Halstead, CO9 1HB
Mount Hill Garage, Mount Hill, Halstead, CO9 1AA
Sudbury Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2BA
Unit 4, Fifth Avenue, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Halstead, CO9 2SZ
Unit 2b Westmead Industrial Estate, Hedingham Road, Gosfield, CO9 1UP
8 - 12 Riverside, Station Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2ER
33 Station Road, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3QA
Unit 6 Everitt Way, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3QQ
102 High Garrett, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5NT
The Barn Garage, Earls Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PH
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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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Gb Autos Halstead Ltd in Essex (CO9 1HB) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Halstead in a straight line. There are 8 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), 4 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 Halstead 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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