The 40 test centres nearest to Lympstone, 16 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Lympstone first
Hartopp Road, Exmouth, EX8 1SB
Belvedere House, Belvedere Road, Exmouth, EX8 1QN
Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, EX8 3BD
2 New Way Buildings, Exmouth, EX8 1RR
1a Victoria Way, Exmouth, EX8 1EW
Victoria Way, Exmouth, EX8 1EW
12 High Street, Exmouth, EX8 1NN
29 Rolle Road, Exmouth, EX8 2AW
Industrial Estate, Salterton Road, Exmouth, EX8 2NS
Unit 3 Thorntree, Liverton Business Park, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2NX
Unit 34 to 36, Dinan Way Trading Est, Concorde Road, Exmouth, EX8 4RS
Unit 6 Harpford Units, Liverton Business Park, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2NU
4b Pankhurst Close, Littleham Trading Estate, Exmouth, EX8 2TB
Cofton Cross, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8RR
Elmgrove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0EQ
70a Fore St, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0HQ
Old Dawlish Road, Exminster, Exeter, EX6 8DN
Unit 3 Millenium Business Units, Dawlish Business Park, Dawlish, EX7 0NH
Matthews House, Dawlish Business Park, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NH
Main Road, Exminster, Exeter, EX6 8AT
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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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Hartopp Garage in Exmouth (EX8 1SB) is about 1.8 miles from the middle of Lympstone in a straight line. There are 16 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 Lympstone 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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