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Unit 13, Saltmeadows Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AH
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Gateshead. Site number S002162.
Unit 13, Saltmeadows Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AH
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
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% |
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.
Saltmeadows Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AH
Unit 3, Southshore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AE
Shearlegs Road, Gateshead, NE8 3EJ
St Lawrence Road, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE6 1AR
St Lawrence Road, Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1AR