The 40 test centres nearest to St Leonard's, 77 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to St Leonard's first
31 Ratcliffe Terrace, Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1SX
Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh, EH9 1SS
3 St Albans Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2PA
3a St Albans Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2PA
19c Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2AA
107 Charterhall Grove, Edinburgh, EH9 3HT
7 Old Dalkeith Road, Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, EH16 4TE
20 Sunnybank Terrace, Lower London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5TW
13 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5SN
19 Lochrin Place, Tollcross, Edinburgh, EH3 9QT
13 Windsor Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH7 5JZ
22 Lower Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9NY
7 Sunnyside, Edinburgh, EH7 5RA
51 Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5PD
1a Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4LH
36 Canaan Lane, Edinburgh, EH10 4SU
34 to 36a Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QW
6 Mcdonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LU
7 - 13 Falcon Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 4AA
75a Restalrig Road South, Edinburgh, EH7 6LF
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29.8% of cars in EH postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Causewayside Garage in Edinburgh (EH9 1SX) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of St Leonard's in a straight line. There are 77 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. The nearest council-run centre is The City of Edinburgh Council, 2.2 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of St Leonard's 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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