The 40 test centres nearest to Ivy Row, 39 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Ivy Row first
Rimmer Avenue, Liverpool, L16 2NG
Thurne Way, Gateacre, Liverpool, L25 4SQ
34 Tarbock Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XW
Grange Lane Service Station, Grange Lane, Gateacre, Liverpool, L25 5JZ
Fiveways, Queens Drive, Liverpool, L15 6YB
Holt Lane, Netherley, Liverpool, L27 2YB
9 Wheathill Industrial Estate, Netherley, Liverpool, L27 0YA
Unit 6, Wheathill Industrial Estate, Holt Lane, Netherley, Liverpool, L27 0YA
62-64 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 3RF
241 Woolton Road, Childwall, Liverpool, L16 8NA
East Prescot Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, L14 7NH
296-298 Liverpool Road, Huyton, L36 3RN
325 to 331 East Prescott Road, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, L14 2DD
336 Liverpool Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 3RW
Unit 3 Brickfields, Huyton, L36 6HY
Unit 1b, Brickfields, Liverpool, L36 6HY
77 Mill Lane, Old Swan, Liverpool, L13 4EJ
6 - 8 Waterloo Street, Liverpool, L15 8JW
15 Waterloo Street, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JW
1 Desilva Street, Huyton Quarry, Huyton, L36 6BN
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25.9% of cars in L postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Childwall Fiveways Auto Centre in Liverpool (L16 2NG) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Ivy Row 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), 14 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 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, 2.3 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 Ivy Row 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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