The 9 test centres nearest to Longbar, 8 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
9 centres · nearest to Longbar first
Unit 6, Caledonia Road, Glengarnock, KA14 3RB
Block 7, Unit 2, Lochshore East Industrial Estate, Glengarnock, KA14 3BE
Block 2,Unit B,Caladonian Place, Lochshore South Ind Estate, Glengarnock, KA14 3AZ
Holmhead Garage, 30 Holmhead, Kilbirnie, KA25 6BP
Borestone, Dalry, KA24 5JU
Duskview Garage, 1 Dunlop Road, Barrmill, Beith, KA15 1HN
5 Drakemyre, Dalry, KA24 5JD
33 Courthill Street, Dalry, KA24 5BL
70 High Street, Lochwinnoch, PA12 4AA
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29% of cars in KA postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Garnock MOT Centre in Glengarnock (KA14 3RB) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Longbar in a straight line. There are 8 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. 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 Longbar 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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