The 8 test centres nearest to Pentrefelin, 7 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
8 centres · nearest to Pentrefelin first
Caernarfon Road, Criccieth, LL52 0AP
Cambrian Terrace, Porthmadog, LL49 9EH
East Avenue, Porthmadog, LL49 9EL
Borth-Y-Gest, Porthmadog, LL49 9TP
Madoc Street, Porthmadog, LL49 9DB
Snowdon Street, Porthmadog, LL49 9DF
Madog Motor Museum, Snowdon Street, Porthmadog, LL49 9DF
Garej Bryncir, Bryncir, Garndolbenmaen, LL51 9LX
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29.4% of cars in LL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Regent Garage in Criccieth (LL52 0AP) is about 1.7 miles from the middle of Pentrefelin in a straight line. There are 7 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), 2 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 Pentrefelin 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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