The 40 test centres nearest to Whalley Range, 112 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Whalley Range first
Unit 10 - Albany Trading Estate, Albany Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0AZ
334-336 Platt Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 7DA
529 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton - Cum - Hardy, Manchester, M21 0UE
330 Brantingham Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 0BG
77 Cornbrook Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 7QB
88-90 Chorlton Road, Stretford, Manchester, M15 4AN
Unit 4, Monton Street Trading Estate, Greenheys, Manchester, M14 4LS
Rear of 483, Barlowmoor Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 8AG
52 Chorlton Road, Manchester, M15 4AU
222 Kings Road, Firswood, Manchester, M16 0JD
474a Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE
476 Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE
Unit C, 229 Ayres Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0WZ
Unit 1 Rear of 6 Darwen Street, Manchester, M16 9HT
17-19 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0PE
99 Bridgewater Way, Manchester, M16 9SF
1 - 5 Greenheys Lane, Hulme, Manchester, M15 2AA
Workshop at Rear of 328, Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9EZ
620 Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9UA
6 Lund Street, Manchester, M16 9NN
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:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
Rileys MOT Centre in Manchester (M21 0AZ) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Whalley Range in a straight line. There are 112 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), 6 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 Whalley Range 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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