The 38 test centres nearest to Upper Sydenham, 78 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
38 centres · nearest to Upper Sydenham first
201-213 Dartmouth Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 4QY
104b Newlands Park, Sydenham, SE26 5NA
153-161 Sydenham Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5HB
193 Sydenham Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5HF
Unit 6 Dulwich Business Centre, Malham Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1AG
Unit A4, Bell Green Retail Park, Spine Road, Bell Green, London, SE26 4PU
Unit 6 Abbey Trading Estate, Bell Green Lane, Sydenham, London, SE26 5TW
Unit 1 Abbey Trading Estate, Bell Green Lane, Sydenham, London, SE26 5TW
Grove Close, London, SE23 1AS
22 Franklin Road, Penge, London, SE20 8HW
13-15 Sydenham Road, Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham, SE26 4PR
Unit 6 & 7 the Bronze Works, Kangley Bridge Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5AY
Unit 2, Broomsleigh Business Park, Worsley Bridge Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 5BN
61 Croydon Road, Penge, London, SE20 7TF
129 Brockley Rise, Brockley, SE23 1NJ
Arch 4, 195 Auckland Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 9PD
193c Auckland Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 9PD
78 Norwood High Street, London, SE27 9NW
59 - 63 Knights Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 0HN
91-99 Elmers End Road, Beckenham, London, BR3 4TJ
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24.5% of cars in SE postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Dartmouth Service Station Ltd in London (SE26 4QY) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Upper Sydenham in a straight line. There are 78 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), 8 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 Upper Sydenham 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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