The 40 test centres nearest to Wharfside, 104 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Wharfside first
1 Wharfside Way, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, M17 1AW
Turnpike House, 631 Eccles New Road, Salford, M50 2SH
660 Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0GU
709 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RR
713 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RW
799 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0RP
N2 Buffalo Court, Kansas Avenue, Salford, M50 2QL
778 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0QL
620 Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9UA
388-396 Trafford Park Road, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester, M17 1HG
Trafford Park Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1HG
40 Kansas Avenue, Salford, M50 2GL
17-19 Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M16 0PE
Unit 4, Thurlow Street, Salford, M50 2UX
Unit 1, Mode Wheel Industrial Estate, Mode Wheel Road, Salford, M50 1DG
Unit 6 Kiwi Park, Commerce Way, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1HW
Unit C, 229 Ayres Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0WZ
99 Bridgewater Way, Manchester, M16 9SF
Mosley Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1JS
474a Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HE
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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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Ds Auto & MOT Limited in Manchester (M17 1AW) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Wharfside in a straight line. There are 104 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), 15 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 Wharfside 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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