The 40 test centres nearest to Swinton, 55 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Swinton first
Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 2TU
212 Worsley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 1SN
4 Rutland Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6AU
305 Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 6AY
Unit 1, Swinton Hall Industrial Estate, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 4AJ
Market Service Station, 2-4 New Cross Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4TU
Bridge Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4DU
Broadmere Garage, Elizabeth Street, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 6BZ
Total Auto Services, Arthur Street (East Lancs Road), Swinton, Manchester, M27 0HP
2 City Walk, Pendlebury, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8SA
Barkan Way, Off Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, M27 8SF
78 Bolton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester, M27 8XB
Swinton Park Road, Salford, M6 7WR
Light Oaks Garage, Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8AP
Unit G, Protector Lamp Business Park, Lansdowne Road, Monton, Manchester, M30 9PH
Parkhouse Bridge Estate, Langley Road, Salford, M6 6JQ
Unit 1, Devonshire Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0WX
6a Mather Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0WQ
Unit One, 260 Manchester Road, Walkden, Manchester, M28 3TR
191 Bolton Road, Irlams Oth Height, Salford, M6 7NU
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Formula One Autocentres Limited in Manchester (M27 2TU) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Swinton in a straight line. There are 55 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 Swinton 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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