The 40 test centres nearest to Cosham, 61 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Cosham first
52a Northern Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3DP
R/O Co-Op, 192 Havant Road, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 2EH
Lakeside Business Park, Western Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3PQ
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RR
Unit 6b, Ackworth Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5HU
7c Shawcross Industrial Estate, Ackworth Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5HU
Limberline Spur Unit 33, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO3 5DX
Unit 6 Venture Court, Ackworth Road, Hilsea, PO3 5RY
Unit 6 Mountbatton Business Park, Jackson Close, Portsmouth, PO6 1UR
Unit 22, Gunners Building, Limberline Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO3 5BJ
Unit 7b, Culverin Square, Limberline Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO3 5BU
468 London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9RN
Walton Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1SR
348 Havant Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1NE
Unit 3 - 4, Marshlands Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1ST
Compass Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4SJ
Unit 3, 28 Fitzherbert Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1RU
Fitzherbert Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1RU
Unit B Oyo Business Units, Fitzherbert Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1RG
Southampton Road, Paulsgrove, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 4RW
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Cartek Garage Services Ltd in Portsmouth (PO6 3DP) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Cosham in a straight line. There are 61 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 Cosham 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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