The 40 test centres nearest to South Croydon, 85 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to South Croydon first
1 Magdala Road, South Croydon, CR2 6UR
14-24 Sussex Road, South Croydon, CR2 7DA
3 Avon Path, Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6AX
40 Haling Road, South Croydon, CR2 6HS
57 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6ED
433-441 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EU
453 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EW
40 Keens Road, Croydon, CR0 1AH
20a Lower Coombe Street, Croydon, CR0 1AA
596 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RF
2 Imperial Way, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RR
55 - 57 Imperial Way, Croydon, CR0 4RR
Unit 5 Mariner Business Centre, Kingsway, Croydon, CR0 4GE
Unit 9, Stafford Cross Trading Estate, Stafford Road, Croydon, CR0 4TU
318 - 320 Stafford Road, Croydon, CR0 4NH
414 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4NZ
Unit 12 Silverwing Industrial Estate, Horatius Way, Croydon, CR0 4RU
Unit 22, Silverwing Industrial Estate, Horatius Way, Croydon, CR0 4RU
Rear of 14 to 16 Godstone Road, Purley, CR8 2DB
173 - 181 St James Road, Croydon, CR0 2BS
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22.1% of cars in CR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Blakes MOT and Service Centre Limited in South Croydon (CR2 6UR) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of South Croydon in a straight line. There are 85 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), 12 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 South Croydon 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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