The 39 test centres nearest to Rochdale, 65 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Rochdale first
Heritage Auto Centre, School Lane, Rochdale, OL16 1QP
11 - 20 School Lane, Rochdale, OL16 1QP
Unit 1 Observer, Great George Street, Rochdale, OL16 1QG
Units 6 & 7, Great George Street, Rochdale, OL16 1QG
32 George Street, Rochdale, OL16 2DF
Molesworth Street, Rochdale, OL16 1TS
210 216 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1UP
Lily Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AS
Harriett Street, Rochdale, OL16 2BB
40 Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4HY
10 Maclure Road, Rochdale, OL11 1DN
Garage 2 March Street, Rochdale, OL16 2AP
Spring Court Autocentre, Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0LU
Burns Garage, Haynes Street, Rochdale, OL12 0UW
Unit 2, Haynes Street, Rochdale, OL12 0UW
Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0QX
Whitworth Road Test Centre, 70 Whitworth Road, Rochdale, OL12 0EZ
Unit 1 Jermyn Street, Off Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, OL12 0DP
Unit 2, Jermyn Street, Rochdale, OL12 0DP
Dukes MOT Test Centre, The Quadrangle, Howard Street, Rochdale, OL12 0LT
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25.4% of cars in OL postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Heritage Auto Centres in Rochdale (OL16 1QP) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Rochdale in a straight line. There are 65 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 Rochdale 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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