The 40 test centres nearest to Clifton, 55 of them within 3 miles. All approved by DVSA. Call them direct, no booking fees.
40 centres · nearest to Clifton first
Vantage Preparation Centre, Unit 3d, George Cayley Drive, York, YO30 4XE
Clifton Moor Gate, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WR
Clifton Moorgate, York, YO30 4WR
Clifton Moorgate, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WR
Clifton Moor Gate, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WR
Unit 5 Centurion Office Park, 1 Tribune Way, York, YO30 4RY
Unit 7 Tribune Way, Centurion Park, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4RY
Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4XB
Shipton Road, York, YO30 5RB
Unit 2, Rawcliffe Industrial Estate, Manor Lane, York, YO30 5XY
Centurion Park, Clifton Moorgate, York, YO30 4WW
Unit 7b, Centurion Way, York, YO30 4WW
Centurion Park, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WW
Centurian Park, Clifton Moor Gate, York, YO30 4WW
Clifton Moor Gate, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WW
Aftersales Centre, Centurion Way, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WW
Unit 5 Concorde Park, Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WT
7 to 8 Auster Road, York, YO30 4XA
Unit 1, Atlas Road, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4UR
Fund Unit 9, Seafire Close, York, YO30 4UU
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28.9% of cars in YO postcodes failed their MOT in 2025, higher than the 27.3% across Great Britain. The usual reasons:
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Vantage Motor Group in York (YO30 4XE) is about 0.5 miles from the middle of Clifton in a straight line. There are 55 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 Clifton 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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