The 28 test centres nearest to The Harbour, 19 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
28 centres · nearest to The Harbour first
Braemar Garage, Headcorn Road, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3EH
Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3AW
Unit 4 Collingwood Industrial Estate, Maidstone Road, Sutton Valence, Maidstone, ME17 3QS
Five Wents Garage, Sutton Road, Langley, Maidstone, ME17 3LU
The Oast House, Great Tong Farm, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9PP
Unit 6, Dray Corner Industrial Estate, Headcorn, Kent, TN27 9PB
Unit 8 Orchard Industrial Estate, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9YE
Unit 38 Integra, Bircholt Road, Maidstone, ME15 9YY
Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0RH
Bircholt Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9XT
Bircholt Road, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9XY
Bircholt Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9XY
Bircholt Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9YN
Heath Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, ME17 4JD
Cuxton Road, Maidstone, ME15 9YF
Unit 4, Cuxton Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9YF
Ulcombe Hill, Ulcombe, Maidstone, ME17 1DJ
Sutton Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 8RD
Sutton Road, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9NW
Station Garage, Station Approach, Staplehurst, TN12 0QR
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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Maidstone MOT Centre Limited in Maidstone (ME17 3EH) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of The Harbour in a straight line. There are 19 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), 7 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 The Harbour 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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