21a Auckland Crescent, St Helens Industrial Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AD
MOT test stations in Bishop Auckland
20 garages in Bishop Auckland (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 5 of them can test motorcycles, and 6 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.
Mill Garage, Station Road, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9HE
Chester Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7LP
Bondisle Way, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2YT
Brookside Garage, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9RA
5 West Auckland Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9TW
Chester Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7LP
Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5EN
Unit 3 & 4 Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9AE
Etherley Moor Garage, Etherley Moor, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JU
Unit 2 Abraham Industrial Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9TT
Holdforth Garage, Holdforth Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6DU
Dene View Garage, Satley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4HT
Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9SX
Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JN
Eden Garage, Collingwood Street, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8LL
Staindrop Road, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9PB
Brickflats Garage, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AX
Abraham Enterprise Park, St Helen Aukland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9TT
Unit 1d Agl Business Park, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NR
MOT results around Bishop Auckland
Cars and light vans tested in the DL (Darlington) postcode area failed 25.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 179,025 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.71% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.28% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.69% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.52% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 6,673 | 31.3% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 5,014 | 19.5% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,958 | 31.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 4,321 | 26.7% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 3,599 | 29.1% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 3,535 | 30.2% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 3,277 | 28.4% | 27% |
| Nissan Juke | 2,244 | 34.1% | 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 Bishop Auckland
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 5 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 5 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 20 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 3 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 6 |
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