The 40 test centres nearest to Irlam, 20 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Irlam first
Boysnope Wharf, Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7RH
Unit 1 & 2 Thames Trading Centre, Woodrow Way, Irlam, Manchester, M44 6BP
Unit 3 Irlam Industrial Estate, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5AZ
683 Liverpool Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5GQ
Broadway, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7NW
2 Brereton Grove, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5XL
101 Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Manchester, M44 5BG
Unit 1, 59 Flixton Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5AN
Smithy Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4RB
40 Gloucester Road, Urmston, Manchester, M31 1AE
13 Lostock Road, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 0SU
Warburton Lane, Partington, Manchester, M31 4WJ
Glebe Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9BJ
Unit 2, Peel Green Trading Estate, Green Street, Eccles, M30 7HF
Unit 5 Peel Green Trading Estate, Green Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7HF
163 Stretford Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9LZ
2 Taylor Road, Trafford Park, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7JQ
20a Barton Road, Patricroft, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7AA
14 South King Street, Eccles, Manchester, M30 8PH
Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0RL
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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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Autobase in Manchester (M30 7RH) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Irlam in a straight line. There are 20 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), 4 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 Irlam 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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