The 40 test centres nearest to Downhill, 47 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Downhill first
Castle View, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AH
Oswald Terrace West, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3BH
Trafford Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2DA
8 Newcastle Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, SR5 1JQ
Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1JQ
Unit 24, North Hylton Enterprise Park, Hepworth Road, Sunderland, SR5 3JT
Wessington Way, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3NX
Riverside Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
Unit 25 Southwick Industrial Estate, Riverside Road, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
Castle Town Way, Riverside Road, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 3JG
Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, SR5 3JN
Unit 16b, Southwick Industrial Estate, Sunderland, SR5 3TX
Wessington Way, Sunderland, SR5 3RL
Boldon Business Park, West Boldon, Sunderland, NE36 0BQ
Burntland Avenue, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2ET
Unit 2, Didcot Way, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9PD
Alexandra Avenue, Hylton Riverside, Sunderland, SR5 2TB
Hylton Grange, Wessington Way, Sunderland, SR5 3HR
Newcastle Road, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR5 1RP
Station Approach, East Boldon, NE36 0AB
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S G Petch Ltd in Sunderland (SR5 3AH) is about 0.7 miles from the middle of Downhill in a straight line. There are 47 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), 12 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 Downhill 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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