The 39 test centres nearest to Howarth Cross, 57 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Howarth Cross first
Unit 5, Buckley Road Industrial Estate, Buckley Road, Rochdale, OL12 9EF
Unit 3, Bishop Street, Rochdale, OL16 2TE
All Saints Works, Foxholes Road, Hamer, Rochdale, OL12 9BS
Belfield Road Garage, Belfield Road, Rochdale, OL16 2UP
Unit 2, Ashwood House, Hamer Lane, Rochdale, OL16 2UL
Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, OL16 2DS
Unit 1 Jermyn Street, Off Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, OL12 0DP
Unit 2, Jermyn Street, Rochdale, OL12 0DP
Burns Garage, Haynes Street, Rochdale, OL12 0UW
Unit 2, Haynes Street, Rochdale, OL12 0UW
Whitworth Road Test Centre, 70 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0EZ
Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0QX
Spring Court Autocentre, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0LU
Dukes MOT Test Centre, The Quadrangle, Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0LT
32 George Street, Rochdale, OL16 2DF
Unit 2, Paragon Industrial Estate, Smithybridge, Littleborough, OL15 8QF
Holden Motors, Chichester Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AU
Molesworth Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TS
Garage 2 March Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AP
Lily Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AS
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Stephen Heywood Auto Engineers in Rochdale (OL12 9EF) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Howarth Cross in a straight line. There are 57 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), 17 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 Howarth Cross 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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