The 25 test centres nearest to Tranent, 17 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
25 centres · nearest to Tranent first
100 High Street, Tranent, EH33 1HH
2 - 6 Ormiston Road, Tranent, EH33 2DR
5 to 7 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
2a Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2HR
Unit 5 Merryfield Business Centre, Macmerry, EH33 1ET
Redburn Garage, Mid Road, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
Unit 3, The Old Bakery, Mid Road Industrial Estate, Prestonpans, EH32 9ER
The Garage, Duries Park, Elphinstone, Tranent, EH33 2LN
21 Elphinstone Road, Tranent, EH33 2LT
Unit 23, Whin Park Industrial Estate, Port Seton, EH32 9SF
33 Edinburgh Road, Cockenzie, EH32 0HY
High Street, Prestonpans, EH32 9SB
Links Road, Port Seton, EH32 0DU
Unit 1a, Wallyford Industrial Estate, Wallyford, EH21 8QJ
The Wynd, Ormiston, EH35 5HN
Vpmu Unit 1, Macmerry Industrial Estate, Macmerry, East Lothian, EH33 1RD
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Penston Garage, Penston Road, Tranent, EH33 2AJ
17 Main Street, Longniddry, EH32 0NF
Gladsmuir, Tranent, EH33 1ED
46 Pinkie Road, Musselburgh, EH21 7AH
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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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Reilly Service Centre in Tranent (EH33 1HH) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Tranent in a straight line. There are 17 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. The nearest council-run centre is East Lothian Council, 2.4 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 Tranent 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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