The 22 test centres nearest to Dawlish, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
22 centres · nearest to Dawlish first
9 Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 9JD
The Mews, Plantation Terrace, Dawlish, EX7 9DW
52 Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0AQ
Unit 3 Millenium Business Units, Dawlish Business Park, Dawlish, EX7 0NH
Matthews House, Dawlish Business Park, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NH
Cofton Cross, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8RR
Unit 4 Station Business Park, Lower Brimley, Teignmouth, TQ14 8QJ
Coombe Vale Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 9ER
Units 1 & 2, Devon Arms Yard, Quay Road, Teignmouth, TQ14 8DE
Unit 1, Broadmeadow Industrial Estate, Teignmouth, TQ14 9AE
1a Victoria Way, Exmouth, EX8 1EW
Victoria Way, Exmouth, EX8 1EW
12 High Street, Exmouth, EX8 1NN
29 Rolle Road, Exmouth, EX8 2AW
2 New Way Buildings, Exmouth, EX8 1RR
Hartopp Road, Exmouth, EX8 1SB
Belvedere House, Belvedere Road, Exmouth, EX8 1QN
Martins Park, Newton Road, Bishopsteignton, TQ14 9RL
Fore Street, Ideford, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, TQ13 0BA
Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, EX8 3BD
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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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Dawlish 2 N 4 Repair Centre in Dawlish (EX7 9JD) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Dawlish in a straight line. There are 9 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 Dawlish 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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