The 40 test centres nearest to Wanstead, 72 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Wanstead first
150-152 Hermon Hill, South Woodford, London, E18 1QH
33 George Lane, South Woodford, London, E18 1LN
Unit 1a, Woodford Trading Centre, Southend Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8HF
279 Wood Street, London, E17 3NR
817-823 Lea Bridge Road, Walthamstow, E17 9DS
16 Raven Road, South Woodford, London, E18 1HB
250 Joseph Ray Road, Leytonestone, London, E11 4RA
162a Chigwell Road, South Woodford, E18 1HA
2a Scarborough Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 4AL
330 - 332 Eastern Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, IG4 5AA
290-292 Sansom Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3HD
4 the Sidings, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1HD
92-96 Harrow Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3QE
145-147 Beehive Lane, Gantshill, Ilford, Essex, IG4 5DR
Unit 10 Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street, London, E17 9HQ
28 Ravenswood Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9LY
169 Midland Road, Leyton, E10 6JT
96a Woodhouse Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 3NA
357 Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, IG8 8PE
Arch 393, 14 Clinton Road, London, E7 0HD
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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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Dipsticks Tyres & Exhausts Ltd in London (E18 1QH) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Wanstead in a straight line. There are 72 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), 4 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 Wanstead 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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