The 40 test centres nearest to Whitburn, 30 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Whitburn first
Mill Lane, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7LZ
3 Boldon Lane, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR6 7RH
Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1QE
Newcastle Road, Cleadon, Sunderland, SR5 1RP
Station Approach, East Boldon, NE36 0AB
7-8 Council Yard, Cleadon Lane, East Boldon, NE36 0AJ
Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1JE
Units 7e,7f, 7g, 7h, Cleadon Lane Industrial Estate, East Boldon, NE36 0AH
Unit 3, Old Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 0HR
27 Zetland Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, SR6 0EQ
Monk Street / Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR6 0DB
2 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 0BY
Scots Bank, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2BG
183 Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AQ
42-44 North Bridge Street, Sunderland, SR5 1AH
14 Hay Street, Sunderland, SR5 1BG
Unit 16b, Southwick Industrial Estate, Sunderland, SR5 3TX
Burntland Avenue, Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2ET
Unit 1, Pottery Road, Low Southwick, Sunderland, SR5 2BP
Inkerman Street, Sunderland, SR5 2BN
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30.3% of cars in SR postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Coast Road Garage in Sunderland (SR6 7LZ) is about 0.8 miles from the middle of Whitburn in a straight line. There are 30 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), 10 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 Whitburn 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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