120 test centres approved by DVSA in IV postcodes. Call them direct, no booking fees.
120 centres · A to Z
Mains of Fingask, Kirkhill, Inverness, IV5 7PB
Badrain Farm, Culbokie, By Dingwall, Ross-Shire, IV7 8JY
Shore Street, Lossiemouth, IV31 6PB
High Street, Beauly, IV4 7BP
Shore Road, Tain, IV19 1EH
Unit 18, Tomich Industrial Estate, Muir of Ord, IV6 7WA
16 Carsegate Road, Inverness, IV3 8EX
14-16 Arabella, Tain, IV19 1QH
Ardgay, Ardgay, IV24 3DJ
Edgar Road, Elgin, IV30 6YQ
47 Harbour Road, Inverness, IV1 1UF
36 Harbour Road, Inverness, IV1 1UB
Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1RY
35 Harbour Road, Inverness, IV1 1UA
40 Harbour Road, Inverness, IV1 1LY
3 Carsegate Road (North), Carse Industrial Estate, Inverness, IV3 8DU
Unit 10d Balmakeith Industrial Estate, Nairn, IV12 5QW
The Wards, Elgin, IV30 6AA
Caberfeidh Avenue, Dingwall, IV15 9TD
12 West Road, Greshop Industrial Estate, Forres, IV36 2GW
Before you book
28.3% of cars here failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain (No. 49 of 118 areas). The usual reasons:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
Pick a place to see the centres nearest to it, wherever the postcode border falls.
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.
120 centres in IV postcodes are approved by DVSA to test cars. 42 of them also test vans.
Up to a month (minus a day) before your current MOT runs out. You keep the same renewal date.
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. If you want a test with nothing to sell you, there is 1 council-run centre here. 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. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Map positions from postcodes.io. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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