The 40 test centres nearest to Barlow Moor, 67 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Barlow Moor first
156 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2XQ
Rear of 483, Barlowmoor Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 8AG
529 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton - Cum - Hardy, Manchester, M21 0UE
268 - 271 Palatine Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4ET
Unit 10 - Albany Trading Estate, Albany Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0AZ
330 Brantingham Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0BG
41 Skaife Road, Sale, M33 2HA
4 Queens Street West, Withington, Manchester, M20 3BQ
Unit 11 Wearlee Works, Harling Road, Sharston, Manchester, M22 4WT
158 Wellington Road, Withington, Manchester, M20 3FU
122 Longley Lane, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4SY
334-336 Platt Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7DA
Dane Road, Sale, M33 7FY
Unit 4, Harper Road, Sharston Industrial Estate, Manchester, M22 4RG
Marsland Road, Sale Moor, Manchester, M33 3NW
222 Kings Road, Firswood, Manchester, M16 0JD
Warsall Road, Sharston Industrial Estate, Sharston, Manchester, M22 4RH
12a Britannia Road, Sale, Manchester, M33 2AA
Unit C, 229 Ayres Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0WZ
1302 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9AU
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27% of cars in M postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Parkway Autos in Manchester (M20 2XQ) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Barlow Moor in a straight line. There are 67 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), 6 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 Barlow Moor 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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