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MOT test centres in Portsmouth

Portsmouth, England, has 71 authorised MOT stations across the postcode districts covered here in DVSA's extract dated 7 September 2026. Of these, 62 can test cars and light vans. Every station is listed below under its district, with its address and test classes; confirm the price and availability before booking.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
71
Stations in Portsmouth
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
62
Class 4
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
13
Class 7
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
14
Motorcycle (class 1 and 2)
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
Checked on 7 September 2026. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

What MOT stations are there in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has 71 authorised MOT stations on DVSA's list. 62 can test class 4, 13 can test class 7, and 14 can test motorcycles. This is an authorisation list, not a price list and not a rating.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)
Postcode districts in Portsmouth with MOT station counts
DistrictStations
PO15
PO27
PO325
PO414
PO54
PO616
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

MOT stations in Portsmouth by postcode district

PO1: 5 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO1
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
Drive In Automotive Engineers LTDDurham StreetPO1 1NA4
Fratton Autocentre LTD71 Claremont Road, FrattonPO1 5AP4, 5, 7
Halfords Autocentre201 205 Fratton RoadPO1 5EZ4
Kwik Fit94 East Surrey StreetPO1 1NA4
Roger Downey Motorcycles2 - 4 Kingston RoadPO1 5RZ1, 2

PO2: 7 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO2
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
Atlanta Garage LTDUnits 1 & 2 Atlanta Works, Stamshaw Road, StamshawPO2 8LP4
G T Hewett & Son LTD20 - 24 Copythorn Road, North EndPO2 0EB4
Go Autos Service Centre57b Emsworth Road, North EndPO2 0BS3, 4
Hi Q (elite Garages)Coach & Horses Roundabout, London Road, HilseaPO2 9RH4
North End MOT CentreI North End Avenue, North EndPO2 9EA4
Portsmouth Protyre468 London Road, HilseaPO2 9RN1, 2
Smile Servicing & Repairs LTDLondon Road, HilseaPO2 9RR4

PO3: 25 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO3
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
Ackworth Road MOT CentreUnit 6b, Ackworth RoadPO3 5HU4
Adams Morey LTDBurrfields RoadPO3 5NN4, 5, 7
ATS Euromaster LTDSharps ClosePO3 5PS4, 5, 7
Bike MotoUnit 23, Challenge Enterprise Centre, Sharps ClosePO3 5RJ1, 2
Copnor Bridge MOT CentreUnit 2, Copnor Bridge Business Centre, 2 Milton Road, CopnorPO3 6AP4
Derby Motors Copnor LTD113 Copnor RoadPO3 5AG1, 2
Fratton Bridge GarageUnit 6 Dundas Spur, CopnorPO3 5NX4
Harwoods Audi PortsmouthAirport Service RoadPO3 5PW4
Hendy Group LimitedBilton WayPO3 5FH4
Hendy Portsmouth Car And Van StoreUnits 2,3 & 4, Anchorage Park, Robinson WayPO3 5TD4, 7
Hilsea MOTUnit 22, Gunners Building, Limberline Road, HilseaPO3 5BJ4, 5, 7
Jkm Motor Services LTD1 Bolde Close, CopnorPO3 5RD4
Kingsley Garage1 Baffins Road, MiltonPO3 6BD4
Limberline Tyres LTDLimberline Spur Unit 33, HilseaPO3 5DX4
M & N Autos (portsmouth) LTDUnit 7b, Culverin Square, Limberline Road, HilseaPO3 5BU4
Mitsi Art LTDUnit 6 Venture Court, Ackworth RoadPO3 5RY4
Pentagon PortsmouthBilton Way, Portsmouth Motor Park, Airport Service RoadPO3 5PD4
Peter Cooper PortsmouthBilton Way, Eastern RoadPO3 5FH4, 7
Portsmouth MOT Centre LimitedAlchorne PlacePO3 5QL4
Portsmouth Motor Company LTDRuffell House, Claybank RoadPO3 5NN4
Powerdrive Diesel Fuel Injection Specialists LTDUnit 7, Dundas Spur, CopnorPO3 5NX4, 5, 7
Rad66 Cars LTD7c Shawcross Industrial Estate, Ackworth RoadPO3 5HU4
SnowsBMW House, Eastern RoadPO3 5FF4
Snows SEAT PortsmouthBilton Way, Airport Service RoadPO3 5FE4
Sparks Commercials (portsmouth) LTDQuartremaine Road, CopnorPO3 5QG4, 5, 7

PO4: 14 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO4
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
A1 Automac LTDUnit 2 Cluster Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, SouthseaPO4 8ST4
Acorn GarageUnit 3, 10 Rodney RoadPO4 8SY4, 7
Aqua Garage Services Limited110-112 Eastney Road, SouthseaPO4 9HZ1, 2, 4
City Exhaust And Tyres LTD141 Goldsmith Avenue, SouthseaPO4 8QZ4
Formula One Autocentres LTDUnit 7k The Pompey Centre, Dickinson Road, SouthseaPO4 8ER4
Halfords AutocentreUnit 1, Rodney Road, SouthseaPO4 8SY7
Haslemere Road Garage164 Haslemere Road, SouthseaPO4 9AS4
M And H MOT Station LTD10 Rodney RoadPO4 8SY4
MototechUnit 8 Warren Industrial Estate, Warren AvenuePO4 8PY4
Mr Clutch Autocentres LTDUnits 3/2a & 3/2b, The Pompey Centre, FrattonPO4 8SY4
Olive Green Motors37 Liss Road, SouthseaPO4 8AP4
Phoenix MOT Centre LTDUnit 2 Southsea Works, Rodney Road, SouthseaPO4 8SP
Staple GarageNorthcote Road Garage, 1-3 Northcote RoadPO4 0LH4
Warren MOT Test CentreUnit 6a, Warren Avenue Indust. Estate, MiltonPO4 8PY4

PO5: 4 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO5
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
Andy Sills MotorcyclesUnit 1 White Heather Garage, Richmond Road, SouthseaPO5 2LN1, 2
Semmens Of Southsea2 Furness Road, SouthseaPO5 2JL4
Southsea MOT Test Centre34b Exmouth RoadPO5 2QL4
Whites Motors51 53 St Pauls RoadPO5 4AA4

PO6: 16 authorised stations

Authorised MOT stations in PO6
NameAddressPostcodeClasses
B P Motor RepairsUnit 3, 28 Fitzherbert Road, FarlingtonPO6 1RU4
CarbaseUnit B Oyo Business Units, Fitzherbert Road, FarlingtonPO6 1RG4, 7
Cartek Garage Services LTD52a Northern Road, CoshamPO6 3DP4
Drayton MOT Centre LTDR/o Co-op, 192 Havant Road, DraytonPO6 2EH4
Glenrands LTDCompass RoadPO6 4SJ
Halfords AutocentresUnit 6 Mountbatton Business Park, Jackson ClosePO6 1UR4
Hendy Ford CoshamSouthampton Road, Paulsgrove, CoshamPO6 4RW4, 5, 7
Motomex Garage LTDUnit 3 - 4, Marshlands Road, FarlingtonPO6 1ST4
Porsche Centre PortsmouthLakeside Business Park, Western RoadPO6 3PQ4
Port Solent Car CentreUnit 6a, Southampton RoadPO6 4RJ4
Portsmouth Exhaust & Tyre Services LTDUnit 6, Southampton Road, CoshamPO6 4RJ4
Purbrook Garage Services LTD1a Hamilton Road, PortchesterPO6 4QE1, 2, 4
Richmond Cars LTDFitzherbert Road, FarlingtonPO6 1RU4, 7
Setyre Fast Fit348 Havant Road, FarlingtonPO6 1NE4
Snows PortsmouthWalton Road, FarlingtonPO6 1SR4
Yeomans LimitedClement Attlee WayPO6 4SR
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

Local facts for Portsmouth

  • Portsmouth runs the only class B clean air zone in England. It charges buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles and heavy goods vehicles, and leaves cars and vans alone.
  • The zone covers 1.16 square miles and runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
  • Of about 121,600 licensed cars in the city at the end of March 2026, roughly 44,200 are kept by companies rather than private individuals, which is more than one in three.
  • 30.3% of Portsmouth households had no car or van at the 2021 census, which is high for the South East.
  • The city had 434 public chargers at 1 April 2026, or 202.5 per 100,000 people.
Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025); Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for England and Wales: mid-2025 (as of 29 July 2026); Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, TS045 car or van availability (as of 21 March 2021); Department for Transport, Vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0105 (2026 Q1) (as of 31 March 2026); Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics, table EVCI0102 (as of 1 April 2026); GOV.UK, Driving in a clean air zone (as of 30 July 2026)

Driving, charging and local rules: driving in Portsmouth.

How many MOT test centres are there in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has 71 authorised MOT stations on DVSA's list. 62 can test class 4 cars and light vans, 13 can test class 7 vans, and 14 can test motorcycles. The count is sites, not bays, and it is not a rating.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

Can I MOT a motorcycle in Portsmouth?

14 authorised stations in Portsmouth can test motorcycles (class 1, class 2, or both). Confirm the class with the site before you ride over: a class 4 garage is not automatically a motorcycle garage. Each district list on this page gives the classes every site may test.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

Which Portsmouth postcode districts have an MOT station?

Portsmouth is split into 6 postcode districts on this site: PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5, PO6. 6 of those districts currently have at least one authorised station. City-centre codes can have none. Every station is listed on this page under its district, with its address.

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Active MOT test stations (as of 7 September 2026)

What should I know about driving in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth sits in a charging or low-emission scheme. Driving a car that misses the standard to a garage inside the zone can still incur the daily charge. Local facts on this page are verified. The driving-in page for Portsmouth sets out the zone, the fleet and the chargers.

Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age (mid-2025) (as of 30 June 2025); Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for England and Wales: mid-2025 (as of 29 July 2026); Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, TS045 car or van availability (as of 21 March 2021); Department for Transport, Vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0105 (2026 Q1) (as of 31 March 2026); Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics, table EVCI0102 (as of 1 April 2026); GOV.UK, Driving in a clean air zone (as of 30 July 2026)