The 40 test centres nearest to Gorbals, 120 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Gorbals first
140 Salkeld Street, Glasgow, G5 8HE
100 Cathcart Road, Glasgow, G42 7BH
Unit 6a, 53 and 55-59 Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow, G5 8JD
Unit 3/4, 61 Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow, G5 8JD
41 Gourock Street, Glasgow, G5 9RY
19-25 Scotland Street, Glasgow, G5 8NB
15 - 17 Ground Floor Scotland Street, Glasgow, G5 8NB
1 Kilbirnie Place, Tradeston Industrial Estate, Glasgow, G5 8QR
23 Kilbirnie Place, Glasgow, G5 8QR
100 West Street, Glasgow, G5 8AW
149 Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow, G5 8JH
381a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 1QZ
381 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 1QZ
40 Forth Street, Glasgow, G41 2SS
31 South Annandale Street, Glasgow, G42 7LB
16-18 Milnpark Street, Glasgow, G41 1BB
41 Milnpark Street, Glasgow, G41 1BB
65 Stanley Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, G41 1JA
22-24 Stanley Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, G41 1JB
23 - 25 Garturk Street, Glasgow, G42 8JG
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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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Mi Garage in Glasgow (G5 8HE) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Gorbals in a straight line. There are 120 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), 18 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 Glasgow City Council, 1.1 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 Gorbals 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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