The 10 test centres nearest to Manningtree, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
10 centres · nearest to Manningtree first
Riverside Avenue West, Station Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 1UN
Unit 5 Causeway End, Station Road, Manningtree, CO11 2LH
Cattawade, Manningtree, CO11 1RE
206 Long Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2EH
7 Harwich Road, Mistley, Manningtree, CO11 1ND
The Garage, Heath Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6RL
Upper Street, Stratford St Mary, Colchester, CO7 6LW
Harwich Road, Wix, Manningtree, CO11 2RY
Old Station Yard, Bentley Hall Road, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, IP9 2JL
Jubilee Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RY
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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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Oaktree Garage (Lawford) Ltd in Manningtree (CO11 1UN) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Manningtree 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 Manningtree 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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