The 17 test centres nearest to Harleston, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
17 centres · nearest to Harleston first
Haughley Service Area, Haughley, Stowmarket, IP14 3PY
Stowuplands Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5AG
Unit 7a, Charles Industrial Estate, Stowupland Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5AH
Unit 9-10, 2-6 Stowmarket Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, IP14 4EE
Gladstone Car Centre, 8 Needham Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2AW
Church Street, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9QT
Plot 1, Tomo Industrial Estate, Tomo Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5AY
Unit 4, Tomo Business Park, Tomo Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5EP
Unit 2 Station Road Industrial Estate, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9HR
Block A, Atex Business Park, Gun Cotton Way, Stowmarket, IP14 5XE
The Workshop, Grove Lane, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9HN
Mill Street, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 5BJ
Stowmarket Business Park, Ernest Nunn Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2ED
Place Farm, Tostock, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9PG
Unit B Corern Farm, Woolpit Road, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 ORZ
Shop Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LG
Woolpit Road, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LU
Before you book
28.6% of cars in IP postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Taylor Commercials Ltd in Stowmarket (IP14 3PY) is about 1.2 miles from the middle of Harleston in a straight line. There are 9 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), 4 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 Harleston 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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