The 40 test centres nearest to Charlestown, 84 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Charlestown first
7-9 Gill Street, Moston, Manchester, M9 4HA
Unit 2 - 3 Brookside Works, Clough Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 4FP
Unit 12, Brookside Works, Clough Road, Moston, Manchester, M9 4FP
Chain Bar Garage, Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 5RT
20-22 Kenyon Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9JQ
Unit 3, Sovereign Works, Factory Lane, Blackley, Manchester, M9 3AF
Unit 7, 2 Melbourne Street, Manchester, M9 4EH
Unit 4, Tulketh Industrial Estate, Moston, Manchester, M40 9LY
53 Middleton Old Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8DS
Unit 1, Sovereign Mill, 192 Waterloo Street, Lower Crumpsall, Manchester, M9 8GW
Greenside Way, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SW
108 Church Lane, Harpurhey, Manchester, M9 4NJ
Unit 4, Moston Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SE
Unit D, Broadgate Business Park, Oldham, OL9 9XA
Unit 1, Monsall Mill, Monsall Road, Manchester, M40 8NQ
Unit 6, Enterprise Business Park, Reliance Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 3AL
Unit 17, Reliance Trading Estate, Newton Heath, Manchester, M40 3AG
Unit 13-15 Failsworth Industrial Estate, Morton Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0BN
Unit 5, Greenhalgh Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0BW
Unit 1, Victory Park, Mill Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0BY
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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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Md Motor Trade Limited in Manchester (M9 4HA) is about 0.6 miles from the middle of Charlestown in a straight line. There are 84 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. 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 Charlestown 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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