The 40 test centres nearest to Dibden, 22 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Dibden first
North Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4PG
Prospect Place, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6AU
Shawfix Autos, Whinfield Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4QA
Unit 5, Shore Road, Hythe, SO45 6GJ
Hythe Road, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4WU
Hardley Industrial Estate, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3NQ
Hardley Industrial Estate, Hardley, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 3NQ
Trailer House, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1GZ
14 Queensway, Southampton, SO14 3GT
Unit 45, City Industrial Park, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1HG
37 City Industrial Estate, Southern Road, Southamtpon, SO15 1HG
Weston Grove Garage, Weston Grove Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9EP
11 Endle Street, Southampton, SO14 5FZ
Unit 1 Crosshouse Road, Endle Street, Southampton, SO14 5GZ
Unit 2-3, Paget Street Industrial Estate, Southampton, SO14 5GN
1 Banquet House, Standford Street, Southampton, SO14 5FN
30 - 32 St Marys Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY
Granville Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5FQ
Unit 3 Park Business Centre, Park Road, Southampton, SO15 3US
Unit 26, Hazel Road, Woolston, SO19 7GA
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28.5% of cars in SO postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Balmer Lawn Garage Ltd in Southampton (SO45 4PG) is about 1.0 miles from the middle of Dibden in a straight line. There are 22 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), 4 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 Dibden 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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