The 40 test centres nearest to Old Trafford, 110 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Old Trafford first
17-19 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0PE
620 Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9UA
474a Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE
476 Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE
Unit 1 Rear of 6 Darwen Street, Manchester, M16 9HT
99 Bridgewater Way, Manchester, M16 9SF
6 Lund Street, Manchester, M16 9NN
660 Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0GU
713 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RW
799 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RP
Unit C, 229 Ayres Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0WZ
Workshop at Rear of 328, Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9EZ
709 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RR
222 Kings Road, Firswood, Manchester, M16 0JD
77 Cornbrook Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7QB
88-90 Chorlton Road, Stretford, Manchester, M15 4AN
52 Chorlton Road, Manchester, M15 4AU
778 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0QL
200 Chester Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4LZ
287 C1 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0YA
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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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Event Tyres in Manchester (M16 0PE) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Old Trafford in a straight line. There are 110 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), 11 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 Old Trafford 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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