The 12 test centres nearest to Sunniside, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
12 centres · nearest to Sunniside first
Brickflats Garage, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AX
The Old Foundry, North Road, Tow Law, DL13 4JS
West Road, Crook, DL15 9PD
New Road, Crook, DL15 8LA
Beechburn Industrial Estate, Prospect Road, Crook, DL15 8JN
Chapel Garage, Russell Street, Waterhouses, Durham, DH7 9AR
Dene View Garage, Satley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4HT
Hunwick Lane, Willington, Crook, DL15 0HY
Old Colliery Buildings, Durham Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9NR
Unit 6 Esh Winning Industrial Estate, County Durham, DH7 9PT
Hutton Terrace, South Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0DS
Harvey Court, Low Willington Industrial Estate, Crook, DL15 0FB
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29.7% of cars in DL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Ridley Exhausts Limited in Bishop Auckland (DL13 4AX) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Sunniside 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), 3 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 Sunniside 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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