The 40 test centres nearest to Usworth, 43 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Usworth first
Vermont Road, Washington, NE37 3AP
Industrial Road, Washington, NE37 2SA
Unit 8 Donkin Road, Armstrong Industrial Estate, Washington, NE37 1PF
24 Elswick Road, Armstrong Industrial Estate, Washington, NE37 1LH
12 Industrial Road, Hertburn Estate, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE37 2SF
9 Industrial Road, Hertburn Industrial Estate, Washington, NE37 2SF
Unit 5, Hertburn Industrial Estate, Washington, NE37 2SF
1 Tower Road, Glover, Washington, NE37 2SH
Unit 6c, Glover Industrial Estate, Washington, NE37 3ES
Peel Ind Estate, Spire Road, Washington, NE37 3ES
Burnhope Road, District 10, Washington, NE38 8HZ
Palmers Bank, Wardley, NE10 8AU
High Street, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7JS
3 Crowther Road, Crowther, Washington, NE38 0AQ
Unit 12, Pelaw Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE10 0UP
4 Heworth Way, Pelaw Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE10 0UW
5c Heworth Way, Pelaw Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE10 0UW
Station Road, Pattinson South Industrial Est, District 8, Washington, NE38 7LW
Portobello Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2SN
10 Wilden Road, Washington, NE38 8QB
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:
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Halfords Autocentres Ltd in Washington (NE37 3AP) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Usworth 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 Usworth 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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