The 24 test centres nearest to Garford, 5 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
24 centres · nearest to Garford first
Unit S4s, The Business Park, Kingstone Bagpuize, Oxford, OX13 5AS
Cross Roads Garage, Draycott Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5BY
Northfield Orchard Farm, Witney Road, Longworth, Abingdon, OX13 5FU
The Workshop at Goosewillow Farm, Hanney Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AP
Unit 1, Frilford Farms, Hinton Road, Longworth, Oxfordshire, OX13 5EA
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
Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1TZ
Drayton Road, Abingdon, OX14 5JU
Unit 6, Station Yard, Steventon, Abingdon on Thames, OX13 6RX
Unit 3 Cuebar Court, Lashford Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon, OX13 6EB
Main Street, Grove, Wantage, OX12 7HS
Unit 4 and 6, Wootton Road Industrial Estate, Abingdon, OX14 1LD
Unit 5, Elms Farm Business Park, Grove Road, Wantage, OX12 7PD
37a Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RT
131 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
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
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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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Stevos Servo Ltd in Oxford (OX13 5AS) is about 1.4 miles from the middle of Garford in a straight line. There are 5 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 Garford 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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