The 39 test centres nearest to Whickham, 71 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Whickham first
Swalwell Garage, Market Lane, Swalwell, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE16 3DS
Longrigg Road, Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 3AW
Units 5 Allison Court, Metro Centre, Marconi Way, Gateshead, NE11 9YS
Halifax Place, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9JZ
Unit 1, Contract House, Wellington Road, Dunston, NE11 9HS
Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3BL
Unit 2 Derwenthaugh Marina, Swalwell, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 5LL
Yard H3 Derwenthaugh Industrial Estate, Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell, NE16 3BQ
Collingwood Garage, Dunston Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9EE
Dunston Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9EE
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6BZ
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6TZ
8 - 11 Ellison Road, Dunston, Gateshead, NE11 9SS
10 Sunniside Road, Sunniside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE16 5LZ
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6UX
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YW
City West Business Park, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7DF
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7DF
Plot 2, City West Business Park, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7DF
Front Street, Sunniside, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5EE
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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Longrigg Road MOT Centre in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (NE16 3DS) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Whickham in a straight line. There are 71 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), 13 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 Whickham 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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