The 40 test centres nearest to Sonning, 11 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Sonning first
29a Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BJ
15 Headley Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JB
Unit 49 , Suttons Business Park, Suttons Park Avenue, Reading, RG6 1AZ
Tilbury Close, Chiltern Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5JF
236 to 238 Peppard Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8UA
Unit 2, Cantay House, Ardler Road, Reading, RG4 5AE
Units 7 and 8, Tavistock Industrial Estate, Twyford, RG10 9NJ
3 - 5 Caversham Bridge, Reading, RG4 8AA
578 Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5HA
Northfield Road, Shiplake, RG9 3PA
165 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HY
7 Weldale Street, Reading, RG1 7BX
47 Milford Road, Reading, RG1 8LG
88-90 Northcourt Avenue, Reading, RG2 7HQ
113a Kidmore Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7NH
Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
10 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Tessa Road, Reading, RG1 8EQ
181 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HD
173 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8HD
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25% of cars in RG postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Rivers Cars in Woodley (RG5 3BJ) is about 1.1 miles from the middle of Sonning in a straight line. There are 11 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), 2 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 Sonning 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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