Unit 16b, Cowley Road, Riverside Business Park, Blyth, NE24 5TF
MOT test stations in Blyth
15 garages in Blyth (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 3 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Unit F Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LL
Unit 2, Holmegarth Garage, Bawtry Road, Blyth, S81 8HJ
Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, NE24 3PL
Unit B Tower Buildings, Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LL
Mcconechy's Tyre Service, Hodgson Road, Blyth, NE24 1NX
York Street, Blyth, NE24 1NB
13/14 Riverside Court, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Coniston Road, Blyth, NE24 4RS
58 / 60 Goschen Street, Blyth, NE24 1NL
Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 5TT
470 To 474 Plessey Road, Newsham, Blyth, NE24 4NF
Old Helicopter Pad, Coniston Road, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Blyth, NE24 4RF
Plessey Road, Blyth, NE24 3LU
52-60 Union Street, Blyth, NE24 2ED
47-51 Goschen Street, Blyth, NE24 1NL
MOT results around Blyth
Cars and light vans tested in the NE (Newcastle Upon Tyne) postcode area failed 22% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.6 points below the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 516,415 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9.92% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 6.53% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.73% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 4.96% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 20,341 | 27% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 16,963 | 28% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 13,629 | 23.8% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 13,289 | 17.7% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 10,862 | 26.2% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 9,629 | 26.8% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 9,304 | 25.2% | 27% |
| Nissan Juke | 7,974 | 27.5% | 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 Blyth
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 3 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 3 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 14 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- North Shields 21
- Wallsend 10
- Tyne and Wear 3
- Jarrow 5
- Whitley Bay 11
- Ashington 21
- South Shields 17
- Hebburn 6
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