The 39 test centres nearest to Polygon, 79 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
39 centres · nearest to Polygon first
Unit 45, City Industrial Park, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1HG
37 City Industrial Estate, Southern Road, Southamtpon, SO15 1HG
81 Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3FE
Trailer House, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1GZ
Unit 3 Park Business Centre, Park Road, Southampton, SO15 3US
30 - 32 St Marys Place, Southampton, SO14 3HY
14 Queensway, Southampton, SO14 3GT
66 Onslow Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JN
90 - 93 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EB
115 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 6RE
23 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, SO14 0EH
Unit B Kingsbury Road, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JT
Unit 4 Guildford Street, Southampton, SO14 0QL
157-179 Empress Road, Southampton, SO14 0JW
30-34 Cambridge Road, Southampton, SO14 6TB
Unit F1 Liners Industrial Estate, Pitt Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3FQ
Unit B1 Liners Industrial Est, Pitt Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3FQ
Unit G3 Liners Industrial Estate, Pitt Road, Freemantle, Southampton, SO15 3FQ
Unit B5 Pitt Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3FQ
3 Pitt Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3FQ
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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Formula One Autocentres in Southampton (SO15 1HG) is about 0.4 miles from the middle of Polygon in a straight line. There are 79 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 Polygon 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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