The 40 test centres nearest to Clayton, 119 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Clayton first
Unit 1,612 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 4SG
Victoria Works, Croft Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4RQ
731 Ashton New Road, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4GR
138a Victoria Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2JW
Unit 2, Smithfield Enterprise Estate, Whitworth Street, East Openshaw, M11 2NQ
70 Edge Lane, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6BA
Unit 1, 7 Cornwall Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WQ
Unit 4, Edwin Road, Manchester, M11 3ER
Former Hss Unit, Turton Street, Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1ND
22a Bradford Road, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 7BT
Mill Stream Lane, Manchester, M40 1GT
Central Workshops, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NS
Council centres don’t sell repairs. Some only test council vehicles, so call first.
8 Tuley Street, Manchester, M11 2DY
3 Gateway Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8EZ
298 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 3LW
Unit 2, Upper Cyrus Street, Manchester, M40 7EG
47 Railway Street, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8FB
41 Railway Street, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8FB
Unit 3 Railway Street Industrial Estate, Railway Street, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8EF
Unit 2, Bondmark Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8EF
Before you book
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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Kwik MOT Manchester Ltd in Manchester (M11 4SG) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Clayton in a straight line. There are 119 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), 20 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 Manchester City Council, 1.0 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 Clayton 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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