The 10 test centres nearest to Sidmouth, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
10 centres · nearest to Sidmouth first
Salcombe Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8PT
Station Yard, Station Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9DN
Unit 11, Alexandria Industrial Estate, Sidmouth, EX10 9HL
Unit 6, Alexandria Industrial Estate, Alexandria Road, Sidmouth, EX10 9HL
Church Street, Sidford, Sidmouth, EX10 9QP
Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0ER
Cotford Road, Sidbury, Sidmouth, EX10 0SQ
Kingsdown Garage, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0PD
Tipton St John, Sidmouth, EX10 0AF
East Budleigh Garage, Lower Budleigh, East Budleigh, EX9 7DL
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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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Slade and Sons Ltd in Sidmouth (EX10 8PT) is about 0.0 miles from the middle of Sidmouth in a straight line. There are 7 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 Sidmouth 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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