The 32 test centres nearest to Didcot, 15 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
32 centres · nearest to Didcot first
Richs' Sidings, Lower Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8AG
114 New Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 9LD
D J Matthews, Unit 10, Moorbrook, Didcot, OX11 7HP
Unit 5, The Cobden Centre, Hawksworth, Didcot, OX11 7HL
Hadden Hill Garage, North Moreton, Didcot, OX11 9BJ
West Hagbourne, Didcot, OX11 0NA
175 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD
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
Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4AH
Rowstock Corner Garage, Rowstock, Didcot, OX11 0JW
Fullers Road, Aston Tirrold, Didcot, OX11 9EN
Downside Farm, Woodway Road Blewbury, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 9EX
The Street, Brightwell Cum Sotwell, Wallingford, OX10 0RX
Abingdon Road, Clifton Hampden, Abingdon, OX14 3DE
Unit 6, Station Yard, Steventon, Abingdon on Thames, OX13 6RX
Unit 3 Westfield Farm, Westfield Road, Cholsey, OX10 9LS
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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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Draycott Engineering Limited in Didcot (OX11 8AG) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Didcot in a straight line. There are 15 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), 5 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 Didcot 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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