The 39 test centres nearest to Nichols Town, 83 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Nichols Town first
Unit 4 Guildford Street, Southampton, SO14 0QL
30 - 32 St Marys Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY
Stadium Motor Village, 21 Britannia Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5RG
1a Kent Street, Southampton, SO14 5SP
135 - 155 Northam Road, Northam, Southampton, SO14 0QG
66 Onslow Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JN
23 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EH
90 - 93 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EB
1 Banquet House, Standford Street, Southampton, SO14 5FN
Unit 4, Mount Pleasant Industrial Estate, Southampton, SO14 0SP
Granville Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5FQ
Unit J Bakers Wharf, Millbank Street, Southampton, SO14 5QQ
14 Queensway, Southampton, SO14 3GT
Unit 2-3, Paget Street Industrial Estate, Southampton, SO14 5GN
Unit B Kingsbury Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JT
157-179 Empress Road, Southampton, SO14 0JW
Unit 1, William Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5QH
11 Endle Street, Southampton, SO14 5FZ
115 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 6RE
Spitfire Quay, Hazel Road, Southampton, SO19 7GB
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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Mga Garage Services Limited in Southampton (SO14 0QL) is about 0.3 miles from the middle of Nichols Town in a straight line. There are 83 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 Nichols Town 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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