The 40 test centres nearest to Southam, 39 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Southam first
The Motor House, Bouncers Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5JF
Station Garage, Station Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8HL
Evesham Road, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 8SA
Evesham Rd, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Gloucester, GL52 8SA
24-28 Sherborne Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2JU
Unit 5, 5 Chosen View Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9LT
50-54 Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AS
Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9NB
County Garage, 116 Albion Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2SE
339 Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9LB
Swindon Road MOT Centre, 338a Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9JZ
Central Depot, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9JZ
23 Cleeveland Street, Cheltenham, GL51 9HL
Ambrose Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3LH
Grove Street, Cheltenham, GL50 3LZ
Unit 1, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9AB
Runnings Road, Kingsditch Trading Estate, Cheltenham, GL51 9NQ
9 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6AB
Unit C1 & C2, Kingsditch Trading Estate, Cheltenham, GL51 9PB
Unit 3, King Alfred Way, Cheltenham, GL52 6QP
Before you book
30.2% of cars in GL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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A C G Auto Repairs Ltd in Cheltenham (GL52 5JF) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Southam in a straight line. There are 39 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), 9 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 Southam 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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