The 19 test centres nearest to Newtown, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
19 centres · nearest to Newtown first
Railway Garage, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9NR
Units 3 - 4, Goldkey Industrial Estate, High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9JT
London Road, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9AU
Colchester Road, Coggeshall, CO6 1RP
9 Priors Way, Coggeshall Industrial Estate, Coggeshall, CO6 1TW
5 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0LG
75 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HB
Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AD
7 Moss Road, Witham, CM8 3UQ
31 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
12 Crittal Road, Witham, CM8 3DR
Unit 11 Enterprise Court, Eastways Industrial Estate, Station Road, Witham Essex, CM8 2TJ
164 Enterprize Court, Eastways Industrial Estate, Witham, CM8 3YS
The Grove Garage, Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2BA
Newland Street, Witham, CM8 2AX
Marks Tey Motor Works, London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB
4/5 Unit Prince of Wales Industrial Estate, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1ED
Unit 6, Power Hall Farm, Terling Road, Witham, CM8 1LU
Maypole Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, CM8 3NW
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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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Deal of Kelvedon in Colchester (CO5 9NR) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Newtown 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), 2 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 Newtown 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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