The 40 test centres nearest to Brixton, 51 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Brixton first
234a Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8AG
Unit 1-2 Milkwood Road, Mahatma Ghandi Industrial Estate, London, SE24 0JF
273 Belinda Road, London, SW9 7DT
26 Tulse Hill, Brixton, London, SW2 2TP
255 Hardess Street, London, SE24 0HN
30-36 Padfield Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9AA
418-419 Gordon Grove, Camberwell, London, SE5 9DU
Arch 438, Gordon Grove, Camberwell, London, SE5 9DU
Unit 1 Ellerslie Square, 11 Lyham Road, Clapham, London, SW2 5DZ
629 Cottage Grove, Clapham North, London, SW9 9NJ
354 - 360 Clapham Road, Clapham, London, SW9 9AR
2a Denmark Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9EW
204 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9DG
55 - 63 Grove Vale, Dulwich, London, SE22 8QE
150a Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AY
21 Pensbury Place, Wandsworth, London, SW8 4TP
102-104 Stewart Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4UY
Pensbury Place, London, SW8 4TR
4 Ardwell Road, London, SW2 4BT
Arch 200-234, Bellenden Road, Peckham, London, SE15 4BX
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22.8% of cars in SW postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Ferndale Autos Ltd in London (SW9 8AG) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Brixton in a straight line. There are 51 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), 7 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 Brixton 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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