The 40 test centres nearest to Simister, 38 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Simister first
719 Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4GF
Parr Lane, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8LZ
Unit 4 Block 2, The Albert Close Trading Estate, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EH
Unit 1 - 2 Albert Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EH
Unit 1 Croft Mill, Albert Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EH
355 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8WQ
Unit 1 Egremont Close, Moss Lane Trading Estate, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 8FH
Sunnybank Service Station, Sunnybank Road, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8HJ
Unit 2, 93-95 Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FN
Higher Lane Garage, Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7FZ
The Garage, Old Co-Op Yard, Off Warwick Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3HN
845 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 9TP
Unit 1 Birch Garage, Manchester Road, Heywood, OL10 2QD
Unit 2, Croft Lane Industrial Estate, Bury, BL9 8QG
Unit 14, Croft Industrial Estate, Hollins Vale, Bury, BL9 8QG
The Carco, Blackford Bridge, Bury, BL9 9ST
Unit 7 Middleton Central Industrial Estate, Oldham Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1QZ
Unit 7, Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Manchester, M25 9WD
Unit 10 Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WD
53 Middleton Old Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8DS
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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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Stuart House Automotive Centre in Manchester (M24 4GF) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Simister in a straight line. There are 38 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), 8 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 Simister 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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