The 40 test centres nearest to Bardowie, 14 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Bardowie first
Hilton Depot, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 3QW
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
Gavins Mill Road, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 6NB
100 Main Street, Torrance, Glasgow, G64 4EL
Unit 2 16 Wellington Road, Lowmoss Industrial Estate, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2SA
128 Strathmore Road, Glasgow, G22 7DW
Rannoch Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2JP
Unit 4, Cloberfield Industrial Estate, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 7LN
730 Balmore Road, Lambhill, Glasgow, G22 6QS
79 Milngavie Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2DL
52 Drymen Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2RH
25a St Mungo Street, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 1QT
64 Kirkintilloch Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2AH
13 Duart Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, G20 0EG
Block 1, Unit 2 Huntershill Way, Bishopbriggs Industrial Estate, Bishopbriggs, G64 1XP
10 Lochburn Road, Lochburn Industrial Estate, Maryhill, Glasgow, G20 9AQ
102 Denmark Street, Glasgow, G22 2NX
33 Lomond Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 6JJ
23 Duntocher Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 4DE
Unit 6, 454 Denmark Street, Glasgow, G22 6DB
1276 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 9BJ
Before you book
27.7% of cars in G postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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East Dunbartonshire Council in Glasgow (G64 3QW) is about 1.6 miles from the middle of Bardowie in a straight line. There are 14 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), 5 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. The nearest council-run centre is East Dunbartonshire Council, 1.6 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of Bardowie 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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