The 35 test centres nearest to Little Horkesley, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
35 centres · nearest to Little Horkesley first
Unit 3 Grove Farm, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AJ
The Causeway, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EJ
Brook House Farm, Boxted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HH
55 Colchester Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JQ
Axial Way, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XB
Axial Way, Colchester, CO4 5XD
Alde Garage, Ford Dealers, Stoke By Nayland, Colchester, CO6 4SA
Cuckoo Hill, Assington Road, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5JH
4 Newcomen Way, Colchester, CO4 9YR
124 Bergholt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5AJ
2 Heckworth Close, Severalls Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9TB
Unit 10 School Farm Buildings, School Road, Langham, Colchester, CO4 5PB
Aldford Service Station, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 3PU
3 Wyncolls Road, Colchester, CO4 9HU
Scotts Corner, Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 4HS
Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 9TD
Ipswich Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9TF
Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7QR
Wyncolls Road, Severalls Park Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO4 9HS
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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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Bcmt Autocentre in Essex (CO6 3AJ) is about 1.5 miles from the middle of Little Horkesley in a straight line. There are 6 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), 1 centre 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 Little Horkesley 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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