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Top 16 Automotive testing facilities based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 78 automotive testing facilities headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,302 professional contacts across them, including 2,852 with verified work emails. Birmingham is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive testing facilities headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
78Companies
5,302Contacts tracked
2,852Verified emails
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The 16 largest automotive testing facilities based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 16 of 78 automotive testing facilities based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive testing facilities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0004,200 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Element Materials Technology Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection, and certification services for a diverse range of products…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNuneaton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000568 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of engineering, research and validation services, with 80 years' experience in developing some of the world’s most iconic vehicles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Strong evidenceBradford On Avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500194 contacts →

Strong evidence

“AB Dynamics is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of advanced testing and development solutions to the global automotive industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceWorcester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20046 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sierra CP Engineering, your trusted engine and powertrain partner, providing innovative solutions to your testing and test cell requirements.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceWorcester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in Spin UK Ltd was the second company in the Spin Group.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceWest Malling, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pro2 is a unique OEM supplier that offers a range of test and development programme support.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceWarwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PT & A carry out validation programmes, component and vehicle system tests, and supply teams of professional drivers and technicians to support our customers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Strong evidenceColchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-2009 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Market Leader In Testing & Remanufacturing Of Automotive Electronic Components.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Strong evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-507 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Global leader in brake testing and vehicle diagnostics, delivering safety, compliance, and performance solutions for the automotive, transport, and aviation industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Partial evidenceStoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With years of experience in the inspection and testing industry, you can have confidence in our engineering inspections.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceBristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The above examples are included as standard within our service prices.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceHolmes Chapel, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Training, audits and advice to the transport industry and garage industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceOldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DIRECT INSPECTIONS LIMITED is a vehicle Assessing/Engineering company based out of OLDHAM, United Kingdom.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceLincoln, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Lincoln branch offers MOT tests on a number of different size vehicles and also has a long history of testing unusual and classic vehicles too.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Strong evidenceChesterfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Working in partnership with the automotive industry providing bespoke vehicle testing equipment, which is manufactured in the UK and complies with international standards.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceGlasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are qualified, experienced, independent and most of all, impartial automotive engineers offering coverage in Glasgow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Automotive testing facilities based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
53.8%Verified-email coverage
68.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
3.8%Largest-city concentration · Birmingham
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
44
11-50
16
51-200
7
201-500
3
501-1,000
2
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 78 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive testing facilities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “automotive testing facilities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive testing facilities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive testing facilities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,852 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive testing facilities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive testing facilities are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 78 automotive testing facilities headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Element Materials Technology, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive testing facilities?

Birmingham leads with 3 headquartered companies, followed by London (3) and Colchester (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,852 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 78 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.