The 40 test centres nearest to Kibblesworth, 25 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Kibblesworth first
Unit 1, Bewick Main, Birtley, County Durham, DH2 1XG
Unit 7, Tenth Avenue West, Tvte, Gateshead, NE11 0HL
Unit 382f, Jedburgh Court, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0BQ
Unit 6, Lees Yard, Mary Avenue, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 1JG
Unit 15 Octavian Way, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
17 Octavian Way, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0HZ
Devon Crescent, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1HS
Back Station Lane, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1DB
Princess Way, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0PZ
689 - 691 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HB
598 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 6HY
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JS
Penshaw Way, Portobello Industrial Estate, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 2SA
Front Street, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5EE
Second Avenue, Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0ND
10 Sunniside Road, Sunniside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE16 5LZ
Durham Road Trading Estate, Birtley, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 2BQ
Unit 15, Drum Industrial Estate, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH2 1AG
Portobello Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2SN
3 Crowther Road, Crowther, Washington, NE38 0AQ
Before you book
26.5% of cars in NE 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.
Whitehouse MOT Centre in County Durham (DH2 1XG) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Kibblesworth in a straight line. There are 25 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 Kibblesworth 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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