The 18 test centres nearest to Sandford, 10 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
18 centres · nearest to Sandford first
Rookley Industrial Estate, Rookley, Isle of Wight, PO38 3LT
5a Lake Industrial Way, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PL
5b Lake Industrial Way, Newport Road, Lake, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PL
Newport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9GT
Unit 5c Spithead Business Centre, Newport Road, Lake, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PH
Unit 2d Spithead Business Centre, Newport Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9PH
5 Langbridge Business Centre, Langbridge, Newchurch, Sandown, PO36 0NP
175 Sandown Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6HP
Unit 5a Ventnor Industrial Estate, Station Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1DX
High Street, Whitwell, Ventnor, PO38 2PY
Bonchurch Village Road, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, PO38 1RG
Blackwater Garage, Blackwater Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 3BQ
College Close, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8EB
Unit 9, Redstone Industrial Estate, Marsh Close, Sandown, PO36 8EU
Ventnor Road, Niton Undercliff, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 2LY
59 Shide Road, Shide, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1HL
Pan Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2PH
Unit 6-9, 21 Whitcombe Road, Carisbrooke, Newport, PO30 1YS
Before you book
32% of cars in PO postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
Hilliers MOT Centre in Isle of Wight (PO38 3LT) is about 2.3 miles from the middle of Sandford in a straight line. There are 10 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), 4 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 Sandford 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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