The 40 test centres nearest to Kennington, 45 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Kennington first
Arch 206, Penrose Grove, London, SE17 3EZ
Arch 18a, Miles Street, London, SW8 1RZ
418-419 Gordon Grove, Camberwell, London, SE5 9DU
Arch 438, Gordon Grove, Camberwell, London, SE5 9DU
137a Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 2LH
2a Denmark Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9EW
120 - 128 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1JL
30-36 Padfield Road, Camberwell, London, SE5 9AA
273 Belinda Road, London, SW9 7DT
102-104 Stewart Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4UY
255 Hardess Street, London, SE24 0HN
354 - 360 Clapham Road, Clapham, London, SW9 9AR
Unit 1-2 Milkwood Road, Mahatma Ghandi Industrial Estate, London, SE24 0JF
234a Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8AG
Pensbury Place, London, SW8 4TR
629 Cottage Grove, Clapham North, London, SW9 9NJ
21 Pensbury Place, Wandsworth, London, SW8 4TP
Arch 43-47 Kings Bench Street, London, SE1 0QX
16 Havelock Terrace, Battersea, London, SW8 4AL
Unit 5 Bellenden Road, Peckham, London, SE15 4RF
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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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J F Auto Services LLP in London (SE17 3EZ) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Kennington in a straight line. There are 45 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), 10 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 Kennington 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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