The 39 test centres nearest to Newtown, 81 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Newtown first
66 Onslow Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JN
90 - 93 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EB
23 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EH
Unit 4 Guildford Street, Southampton, SO14 0QL
Unit B Kingsbury Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JT
157-179 Empress Road, Southampton, SO14 0JW
Unit 4, Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate, Southampton, SO14 0SP
135 - 155 Northam Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 0QG
1a Kent Street, Southampton, SO14 5SP
30 - 32 St Marys Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY
Stadium Motor Village, 21 Britannia Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5RG
115 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 6RE
30-34 Cambridge Road, Southampton, SO14 6TB
Unit J Bakers Wharf, Millbank Street, Southampton, SO14 5QQ
Unit 14, Carlton Commerce Centre, Empress Road, Southampton, SO14 0SQ
1 Banquet House, Standford Street, Southampton, SO14 5FN
14 Queensway, Southampton, SO14 3GT
Unit 1, William Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5QH
Granville Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5FQ
19 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2ES
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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E & J Jarvis Ltd in Southampton (SO14 0JN) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Newtown in a straight line. There are 81 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 Newtown 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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