Unit 7 Station Yard, Station Road, Northgate, Cottingham, HU16 4LL
MOT test stations in Cottingham
2 garages in Cottingham (Yorkshire and The Humber, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles.
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.
North Moor Lane, Cottingham, HU16 4JH
MOT results around Cottingham
Cars and light vans tested in the HU (Hull) postcode area failed 27.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 215,103 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.87% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.4% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.36% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.58% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 9,238 | 34.7% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,409 | 34.1% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 6,080 | 30.5% | 25.4% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,011 | 32.4% | 26.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,637 | 32.8% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,747 | 24.3% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Juke | 3,073 | 33.1% | 25.6% |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class | 2,937 | 20.4% | 18.1% |
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 Cottingham
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Hull 164
- Beverley 23
- Hessle 5
- Brough 4
- Driffield 19
- Stallingborough 3
- Brigg 8
- Scunthorpe 48
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