The 15 test centres nearest to Axminster, 6 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
15 centres · nearest to Axminster first
Castle Street, Axminster, EX13 5NP
1 & 3 Castle Gates, Castle Hill, Axminster, EX13 5RL
Axminster MOT Centre, Woodmead Road, Axminster, EX13 5PQ
Unit 8, Millwey Rise Industrial Estate, Axminster, EX13 5HU
Units 6 Abc, Millweyrise Industrial Estate, Axminster, EX13 5HU
Marlborough Road, Musbury, Axminster, EX13 8AX
Samurai Building, Seaton Junction, Shute, Axminster, EX13 7PW
Shute Cross, Axminster, EX13 7PZ
Units 3 & 4, Old Station Yard, Station Road, Colyton, EX24 6HA
Bluebell Halt, Trappers Road, Uplyme, Lyme Regis, DT7 3TJ
Unit 1a, Uplyme Road Industrial Estate, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LS
A 3052 Sidmouth Road, Rousdon, Lyme Regis, DT7 3XW
Rousden, Lyme Regis, DT7 3XW
Unit 3 Yonder Hill, Chard, TA20 4QR
Unit 2, Yonder Hill Industrial Estate, Chard Junction, Chard, TA20 4QR
Before you book
34.3% of cars in EX postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Castle Garage in Axminster (EX13 5NP) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Axminster in a straight line. There are 6 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), 1 centre 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 Axminster 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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