The 39 test centres nearest to Itchen, 70 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Itchen first
Portsmouth Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9AF
Unit 26, Hazel Road, Woolston, SO19 7GA
Spitfire Quay, Hazel Road, Southampton, SO19 7GB
Weston Grove Garage, Weston Grove Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9EP
Unit V3 Willments Ind Estate, Hazel Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 7HS
182 Portsmouth Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9AQ
Unit 1 Crosshouse Road, Endle Street, Southampton, SO14 5GZ
11 Endle Street, Southampton, SO14 5FZ
Granville Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5FQ
Unit 2-3, Paget Street Industrial Estate, Southampton, SO14 5GN
Stadium Motor Village, 21 Britannia Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5RG
1 Banquet House, Standford Street, Southampton, SO14 5FN
Unit J Bakers Wharf, Millbank Street, Southampton, SO14 5QQ
Unit 1, William Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5QH
1a Kent Street, Southampton, SO14 5SP
Unit 4 Guildford Street, Southampton, SO14 0QL
19-21 Botany Bay Road, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 8LT
30 - 32 St Marys Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY
135 - 155 Northam Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 0QG
Unit 1a Kemps Quay Ind Park, Quayside Road, Bitterne Manor, Southampton, SO18 1BZ
Before you book
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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Station Motors in Southampton (SO19 9AF) is about 0.2 miles from the middle of Itchen in a straight line. There are 70 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), 5 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 Itchen 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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