The 35 test centres nearest to Appleford-on-Thames, 14 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
35 centres · nearest to Appleford-on-Thames first
Unit 5, The Cobden Centre, Hawksworth, Didcot, OX11 7HL
Abingdon Road, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3DE
D J Matthews, Unit 10, Moorbrook, Didcot, OX11 7HP
Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AH
175 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD
Richs' Sidings, Lower Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8AG
Hadden Hill Garage, North Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9BJ
37a Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RT
Thrupp Lane, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3NG
Unit A1-A2, Barton Mill, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3NJ
Unit 8, Burcot Farm, Burcot, Abingdon, OX14 3GW
Unit 3 , Milton Gate, Milton Park, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4FP
5 Milton Gate, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4FP
Ridgeway Volkswagen, 1 Milton Gate, Abingdon, OX14 4FP
Unit 2, Radley Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, OX14 3RY
Unit 3, Radley Road Ind Estate, Radley Road, Abingdon, OX14 3RY
Unit 1c Area E, Radley Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, OX14 3RY
Unit 6c, Radley Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, OX14 3RY
Radley Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3RY
Unit 1, Galleyfields Radley Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, Oxford, OX14 3RY
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27.6% of cars in OX postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, about the same as the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Best Autocentres Ltd in Didcot (OX11 7HL) is about 1.3 miles from the middle of Appleford-on-Thames in a straight line. There are 14 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), 9 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 Appleford-on-Thames 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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