The 40 test centres nearest to Rochester, 43 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Rochester first
Unit 17 Castleview Business Centre, Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1PB
Unit 26 Castle View Business Centre, Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1PB
25 Commercial Road, Strood, ME2 2AD
Unit 1b Commercial Road, Strood, ME2 2AD
Formula One Autocentres, Knight Road, Strood, ME2 2AQ
Victory Park, Trident Close, Medway City Estate, Unit 17 Victoria Way, Rochester, ME2 4ER
2 Priory Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2EG
Neptune Close, Medway City Estate, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4LT
Unit 23 Riverside 1, Sir Thomas Longley Road, Medway City Centre, Rochester, ME2 4DP
Cuxton House, 1 Cuxton Road, Strood, ME2 2BT
Unit 4, Cuxton Road, Strood, ME2 2BT
1 Gun Lane, Strood, ME2 4UD
Clipper Close, Rochester, ME2 4QP
Unit 2 & 3, Gills Court, Chaucer Close, Rochester, ME2 4NR
Unit 14 Maritime Close, Medway City Estate, Rochester, ME2 4DJ
Unit 1, Maritime Close, Medway City Estate, Rochester, ME2 4DJ
1 Bryant Road, Strood, ME2 3EG
Unit 9, Ballard Business Park, Cuxton Road, Strood, ME2 2NY
Cooling Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 4RL
110 the Brook, Chatham, ME4 4LB
Before you book
25.3% of cars in ME postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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M.mots Service and Repairs Limited in Rochester (ME1 1PB) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Rochester in a straight line. There are 43 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 Rochester 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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