The 40 test centres nearest to Bakersfield, 83 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Bakersfield first
245 Oakdale Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1AA
301 Carlton Hill, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1GP
2a Cornhill Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1GE
239-241 Vale Road, Old Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2EB
Cavendish Motors, Cavendish Service Station, 145 Cavendish Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3EE
Park House, Mile End Road, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2DW
57 Station Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3AR
Unit 4b East Link Trade Centre, Private Road 2, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2JR
Colwick Road, Colwick, Nottingham, NG2 4BG
Unit 4, Colwick Road, Colwick, Nottingham, NG2 4BG
271 Carlton Road, Nottingham, NG3 2NT
67 Westdale Lane, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3JU
60-62 Victoria Road, Netherfield, Nottingham, NG4 2HG
Unit F Thornfield Ind Estate, Hooton Street, Carlton Road, Nottingham, NG3 2NJ
Wright Street, Netherfield, Nottingham, NG4 2PG
Private Road Number 7, Colwick Trading Estate, Colwick, Nottingham, NG4 2JW
Unit 1, Private Road Number 7, Colwick Industrial Estate, Nottingham, NG4 2JW
Standard Works, Wells Road, Nottingham, NG3 3AR
136 Burton Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3GP
37 the Wells Road, St Anns, Nottingham, NG3 3AP
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28.5% of cars in NG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Lindleys Auto Centres Limited in Nottingham (NG4 1AA) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Bakersfield in a straight line. There are 83 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), 7 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 Bakersfield 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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