The 24 test centres nearest to Balsall Street, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Balsall Street first
Lavender Hall Farm, Lavender Hall Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BN
324 Station Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EF
Unit 2 Chesterton Farm, Table Oak Lane, Meer End, Kenilworth, CV8 1PX
2113 Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0EF
55 Tanners Lane, Coventry, CV4 9HX
Curriers Close, Charter Avenue Industrial Estate, Coventry, CV4 8AW
Unit 16, Curriers Close, Charter Avenue Industrial Estate, Coventry, CV4 8AW
Hollands Corner, 129/131 Lodge Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0HH
12 Binns Close, Coventry, CV4 9TB
Uplands Farm, Chessetts Wood Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6EP
217 Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9HN
245 Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9HN
405 Broad Lane, Eastern Green, Coventry, CV5 7AX
Unit 1, Earl Place Business Park, Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry, CV4 9XH
Clinton Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 1AS
Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, B94 6LU
Four Ashes Road, Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8NE
Beech Tree Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9FF
Rear of 3 Middlecotes, Coventry, CV4 9AX
503 Fletchamstead Highway, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9BY
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24.9% of cars in CV postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Lavender Hall Auto Repairs in Coventry (CV7 7BN) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Balsall Street in a straight line. There are 5 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 Balsall Street 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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