The 40 test centres nearest to Stepney, 61 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Stepney first
172 Hadleigh Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0LD
Arch 179, 2 Portman Place, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0LQ
193 Bancroft Road, London, E1 4ET
206 Three Colts Lane, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6JN
25 Coventry Road, Three Colts Lane, London, E2 6JN
200 Barnardo Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 9HD
387 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal, London, E2 0AN
Arch 58, Vallance Road, London, E1 5BW
202 Barnardo Street, Shadwell, London, E1 0LL
193 Barnardo Street, London, E1 0LL
164-169 Lukin Street, London, E1 0BN
220-222 Caroline Street, London, E1 0JQ
145-147 Cannon Street Road, Stepney, London, E1 2LX
398-403 Rhodeswell Road, London, E14 7TN
134 Railway Arches, Chapman Street, London, E1 2PH
123 Chapman Street, London, E1 2PH
281 Clare Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9HD
8 Christian Street, London, E1 1SE
430 Burdett Road, Huddart Street, London, E3 4AT
126 Bow Common Lane, London, E3 4BH
Before you book
22.2% of cars in E postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Autocare UK in London (E2 0LD) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Stepney in a straight line. There are 61 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), 9 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 Stepney 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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