The 40 test centres nearest to Cowley, 13 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cowley first
King Edward Street, Exeter, EX4 4NY
127 Exwick Road, Exeter, EX4 2BH
Unit 5, 107 Summerway, Whipton, Exeter, EX4 8DR
Rear of 47 to 48 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SR
Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QQ
Summerland Street, Exeter, EX1 2AT
Alphington Street, Exeter, EX2 8LR
280 Pinhoe Road, Polsoe Bridge, Exeter, EX4 7JQ
Unit 6 City Industrial Estate, Haven Road, Exeter, EX2 8DD
Unit 21, City Industrial Estate, Haven Road, Exeter, EX2 8DD
Unit 3 City Industrial Estate, Michael Browning Way, Exeter, EX2 8DD
45 - 52 Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8HS
Unit 4, Kennford Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8LY
Vauxhall Corner, 8 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8LW
22 Marsh Barton Road, Exeter, EX2 8NU
14a Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8NT
14 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NT
3 Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NW
5 Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NW
Hmg House, Exhibition Way, Exeter, EX4 8HX
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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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Bike Worx Ltd in Exeter (EX4 4NY) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Cowley in a straight line. There are 13 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), 2 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 Cowley 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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