The 38 test centres nearest to Malting Green, 12 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Malting Green first
Gosbecks Road, Colchester, CO2 9JS
Unit 2, 217 Shrub End Road, Colchester, CO3 4RN
Maldon Road, Birch, Colchester, CO2 0LT
Unit 7, Moss Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0LF
Unit A, Angora Business Park, Peartree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0AB
Crescent Garage, 86 Pownall Crescent, Colchester, CO2 7RF
Ireton Road, Colchester, CO3 3AT
Langenhoe Hall, Langenhoe, Colchester, CO5 7NA
84 Maldon Road, Colchester, CO3 3AL
West Lodge Road, Colchester, CO3 3NL
Unit 2 Rowhedge Business Park, Fingringhoe Road, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7JH
Wimpole Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2BZ
29 - 31 Fingringhoe Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8EA
Unit 3 Tollgate East, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8RQ
2 Fairfax Road, Colchester, CO2 7EW
Westside Centre, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
Unit 1 Westside Centre, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
Workshop and MOT Centre, Unit 8, Westside Centre, London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PH
Unit 3, 11 Grange Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO2 8HF
187 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8PB
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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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Roy H G Tolley Limited in Colchester (CO2 9JS) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Malting Green in a straight line. There are 12 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), 5 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 Malting Green 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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