The 40 test centres nearest to Newcastle Helix, 102 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Newcastle Helix first
Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5RS
93 to 95 Corporation Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5QB
56 Elswick Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6JH
George Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7JL
3 Kingsley Terrace, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6PJ
Stepney Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PY
Unit 6, Mill Lane Industrial Estate, Off Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6QA
Fenham Barracks, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4LE
Railway Street, Newcastle, NE4 7AD
Unit 1, Lynnwood House 5-7, Elliott Terrace, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE4 6UL
1-3 Penn Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7BG
Condercum Industrial Estate, Condercum Road Back, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8QX
37 Hadrian Road, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9DZ
46 to 56 West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9RD
Unit 3, Georges Road, Noble Street Industrial Estate, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7NR
121-123 Bentinck Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6UX
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7AS
Sanderson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7LA
482 Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9BL
9 Byker Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2NS
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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:
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Halfords Autocentre in Newcastle upon Tyne (NE4 5RS) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Newcastle Helix in a straight line. There are 102 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), 8 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 Newcastle Helix 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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