The 40 test centres nearest to East Finchley, 62 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to East Finchley first
King Street Garage, East Finchley, London, N2 8EA
Unit 4 & 5 the Viaduct, St James Lane, London, N10 3QX
60 Cromwell Road, London, N10 2PR
Thirlestone Works, Colney Hatch Lane, Muswell Hill, London, N10 1LJ
1089 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, London, NW11 0PU
17-25 Portsdown Mews, Finchley Road, Golders Green, London, NW11 7HD
Morris House, Finchley Road, Golders Green, London, NW11 0BB
Units 8-9 Off Finchley Road, Golders Green, London, NW11 7PE
Units G & H, Coppetts Centre, North Circular Road, London, N12 0SH
9 Hoop Lane, Golders Green, London, NW11 8JR
89 - 93 Park Road, Crouch End, London, N8 8JN
Block 3, Colney Hatch Lane, New Southgate, London, N11 3DG
11 Gruneisen Road, Finchley, London, N3 1LS
284 Nether Street, Finchley, N3 1RJ
634b High Road, North Finchley, London, N12 0NL
27 Lambert Way, North Finchley, London, N12 9EP
66 the Vale, Golders Green, London, NW11 8SJ
Pinkham Way, North Circular Road, New Southgate, London, N11 3UT
13 Bedford Road, London, N22 7AU
Unit J & K Coppetts Centre, North Circular Road, Finchley, London, N12 0AJ
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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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H & B Motor Engineers Ltd in London (N2 8EA) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of East Finchley in a straight line. There are 62 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. The nearest council-run centre is London Borough of Barnet, 2.6 miles away. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of East Finchley 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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