The 10 test centres nearest to Thrapston, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
10 centres · nearest to Thrapston first
8 Chancery Lane, Thrapston, Northants, NN14 4JL
Bridge Street, Thrapston, Kettering, NN14 4JW
Huntingdon Road, Thrapston, Kettering, NN14 4NQ
37 Kettering Road, Islip, Kettering, NN14 3JT
Aldwincle Garage, 79a Main Street, Aldwincle, Kettering, NN14 3EP
Unit 22 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
Unit 6 New Barn Farm, Brick Kiln Road, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HY
35 High Street, Raunds, Wellingborough, NN9 6HT
11a Hill Farm Estate, Little Addington, Kettering, NN14 4AS
The Workshop, Home Farm, Clopton, Kettering, NN14 3DZ
Before you book
29% of cars in NN postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
Chancery Autos in Northants (NN14 4JL) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Thrapston in a straight line. There are 5 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), 1 centre 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 Thrapston 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.
Keep reading