The 40 test centres nearest to Abbey Wood, 69 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Abbey Wood first
Unit 1-3, Bostall Hill, London, SE2 0RB
Fleet Management Birchmere Depot, Eastern Way, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8BF
145 Nathan Way, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0AB
Unit 6, 108 Nathan Way, Thamesmead Business Park, London, SE28 0AU
Unit 3, 108 Nathan Way, London, SE28 0AU
23 Wilton Road, Abbeywood, London, SE2 9RH
109 Nathan Way, London, SE28 0AQ
6 Sedgemere Road, London, SE2 9SW
Unit 17, 71-73 Nathan Way, Thamemead, London, SE28 0BQ
16 Lakedale Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1PP
Unit 1, Old Tramyard, Lakedale Rd, Plumstead, London, SE18 1PP
Unit 19, Old Tramyard, Lakedale Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 1PP
2a Griffin Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7QF
Unit 2 Woolwich Trade Park, Pettman Crescent, Woolwich, London, SE28 0BJ
Unit 10m, The Io Centre, Skeffington Street, Woolwich, SE18 6SR
Unit 8 Kencot Way, Erith, DA18 4AB
31a Spray Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 6AP
Welling Test Centre, Church Road, Welling, DA16 3DY
118 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, DA16 3DP
26-30 Gilbert Rd, Belvedere, DA17 5DA
Before you book
24.5% of cars in SE postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
See its chance of failing and what to check first. Free, no sign-up.
J W MOT Centre in London (SE2 0RB) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Abbey Wood in a straight line. There are 69 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), 12 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 Abbey Wood 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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