The 39 test centres nearest to Canonbury, 72 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Canonbury first
Unit 4 Frogmore Industrial Estate, Kelvin Road, Islington, London, N5 2PL
18a Englefield Road, London, N1 4JU
30 Bentley Road, London, N1 4BY
1-3 Georges Road, London, N7 8HD
2c Prince George Road, London, N16 8BY
Unit 352, The Arches, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BB
1a Laura Terrace, Brownswood Road, Finsbury Park, London, N4 2SS
387 Camden Road, Holloway, London, N7 0SH
379 Camden Road, Islington, London, N7 0SH
Arch 442, Behind Hackney Down Railway, Dalston Lane, London, E8 1LZ
51 Stamford Hill, London, N16 5TB
7 York Way, Camden, London, N1C 4BE
372 Helmsley Place, Hackney, London, E8 3SB
43-45 Stamford Hill, London, N16 5SR
48 Belfast Road, London, N16 6UH
2-6 Lamb Lane, Hackney, London, E8 3PL
139-147 Camden Road, London, NW1 9HA
51a Kenninghall Road, Clapton, London, E5 8BS
293 Arch, Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9HA
288a Clare Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9HA
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23% of cars in N postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Air Cool Motor Services Limited in London (N5 2PL) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Canonbury in a straight line. There are 72 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), 6 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 Canonbury 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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