The 39 test centres nearest to Cowley, 28 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Cowley first
21 Peterley Road, Horspath Industrial Estate, Oxford, OX4 2TZ
Peterley Road, Horspath Industrial Estate, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2TZ
Unit B, 24 Peterley Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2TZ
Unit 36 Pony Road, Horspath Industrial Estate, Oxford, OX4 2RD
Units 12/13 Isis Business Centre, Pony Road, Oxford, OX4 2RD
Oxford Audi, Oxford Business Park, Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2JY
108 Temple Road, Oxford, OX4 2HA
Unit 1 Oxford Trade Centre, Watlington Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6NF
Unit B, 12 Transport Way, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6LX
Unit 6, Ashville Way, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6TU
Unit 5, Oxford Trade Centre, Watlington Road, Oxford, OX4 6NU
Marsh Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2HH
The Green, Horspath, Oxford, OX33 1RT
Kiln Garage, Shotover Kilns, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8ST
The Shotover Garage, Shotover Kilns, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8ST
379 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 2BS
Margaret Road Garage, 2 Margaret Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8NG
370 Iffley Rd, Oxford, OX4 4AT
Eastern By Pass, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8LA
4a Denmark Street, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 1QS
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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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B & N Motors in Oxford (OX4 2TZ) is about 0.1 miles from the middle of Cowley in a straight line. There are 28 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 Cowley 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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