The 40 test centres nearest to The Quay, 63 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to The Quay first
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
Alphington Street, Exeter, EX2 8LR
Unit 4, Kennford Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8LY
45 - 52 Alphington Road, Exeter, EX2 8HS
Rear of 47 to 48 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SR
22 Marsh Barton Road, Exeter, EX2 8NU
3 Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NW
5 Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NW
14a Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8NT
14 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8NT
Vauxhall Corner, 8 Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8LW
Summerland Street, Exeter, EX1 2AT
29 Marsh Green Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8PQ
37 Marsh Green Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8PN
Unit 12b, Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8PN
Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QQ
18 Trusham Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8QG
Grace Road West, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8QA
Before you book
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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First Call MOT and Service Centre in Exeter (EX2 8DD) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of The Quay in a straight line. There are 63 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), 13 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 The Quay 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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