Macklin Avenue, Cowpen Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 4BY
MOT test stations in Billingham
13 garages in Billingham (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 are approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
Bank Top, South View, Billingham, TS23 1BS
Units 1 and 2, Leeholme Road, Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 3TA
Windsor Street, Haverton Hill, Billingham, TS23 4EY
Victoria Hall, Hope Street, Haverton Hill, Billingham, TS23 4HE
Unit C4, Bentley Avenue, Cowpen Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 4BU
Macklin House, Macklin Avenue, Billingham, TS23 4BY
Units A 1 and 2 Beaumont Park, Macklin Avenue, Cowpen Lane Ind Est, Billingham, TS23 4HF
Cowpen Lane, Billingham, TS23 4DD
Unit 4, Bentley Avenue, Cowpen Lane Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 4BU
10 Beaumont Park, Cowpen Industrial Estate, Billingham, TS23 4HF
Unit 7, Towngate Business Park, Leeholme Road, Billingham, TS23 3TA
Unit 6, Royce Avenue, Cowpen Lane Ind Est, Billingham, TS23 4BX
MOT results around Billingham
Cars and light vans tested in the TS (Middlesbrough) postcode area failed 23.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 286,266 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.6% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.66% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.98% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.24% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,954 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,657 | 27.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,839 | 24.4% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,620 | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,370 | 19.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,094 | 30% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,343 | 17.9% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Juke | 4,089 | 31.8% | 25.6% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in Billingham
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 13 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
Nearby towns
- Stockton 6
- Stockton on Tees 50
- Thornaby 6
- Middlesbrough 64
- Hartlepool 35
- Redcar 16
- Guisborough 6
- Peterlee 8
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