The 21 test centres nearest to Ardington, 9 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
21 centres · nearest to Ardington first
Unit 5, Elms Farm Business Park, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7PD
Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8BB
Ex-Ridgeway Garage, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7DR
Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8BA
Main Street, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7HS
Unit 4 Station Yard, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Unit 5 Station Yard, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
The Workshop at Goosewillow Farm, Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AP
Rowstock Corner Garage, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JW
Unit 6, Station Yard, Steventon, Abingdon on Thames, OX13 6RX
Unit 22, W&g Industrial Estate, Challow, Oxon, OX12 9TF
Faringdon Road, East Challow, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9TE
High Street, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0EU
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
37a Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RT
Hatchet Lane, Childrey, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9UF
175 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD
Before you book
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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Wantage MOT Centre in Wantage (OX12 7PD) is about 1.9 miles from the middle of Ardington in a straight line. There are 9 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 Ardington 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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