The 40 test centres nearest to Heavitree, 68 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Heavitree first
280 Pinhoe Road, Polsoe Bridge, Exeter, EX4 7JQ
Unit 2 Bittern Industrial Units, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7LW
16 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8NX
Unit 3, 8 Christow Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8QU
Hybrid House, 80 Summerway, Exeter, EX4 8DS
Unit 4, Kestrel Way, Sowton, Exeter, EX2 7JS
Hmg House, Exhibition Way, Exeter, EX4 8HX
Summerland Street, Exeter, EX1 2AT
2 Goshawk Units, Osprey Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, EX2 7JG
Exeter College Technology Centre, College Way, Exeter, EX1 3PZ
Rockfield Pinhoe Trading Estate, Venny Bridge, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8JN
Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QQ
The Old Fire Station, Bridge Road, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 6FT
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
Unit 5, 107 Summerway, Whipton, Exeter, EX4 8DR
Grace Road West, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8QA
4 Grace Units, Grace Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8QA
Main Road, Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8HR
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Elite Garages in Exeter (EX4 7JQ) is about 0.9 miles from the middle of Heavitree in a straight line. There are 68 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), 15 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 Heavitree 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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