Elwick, Hartlepool, TS27 3HH
MOT test stations in Hartlepool
35 garages in Hartlepool (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 7 of them can test motorcycles, and 11 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.
Green Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7LD
A J S Catcote MOT Centre, Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4HJ
2b Waldon Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7QN
Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2BW
Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1HT
27a Burn Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PL
138b Lynn Street South, Hartlepool, TS24 7LX
Mainsforth Terrace South, Hartlepool, TS25 1TZ
Unit 6b, Usworth Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PD
Burn Road, Hartlepool, TS24 7LD
Unit 29b, Parkview Industrial Estate, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PE
Security House, Usworth Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PD
194 Stockton Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5DE
Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1PE
Teesbay Retail Park, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1XJ
Spring Gardens, Hartlepool, TS25 5AD
Unit 12, Tofts Farm Industrial Estate East, Brenda Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2BS
Unit 1, 5 Oxford Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5SS
60 Dalton Street, Hartlepool, TS26 9EL
52 York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 8AN
Unit 6b Ullswater Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1UE
Unit 3 Hartlepool Workshops, Sandgate Industrial Estate, Mainsforth Terrace, Hartlepool, TS25 1UB
Moreland Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7NL
Oxford Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5RU
1 Freville Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7GQ
72 Hart Lane, Hartlepool, TS26 8QP
Lido Garage, Coast Road, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4BJ
Unit 2b Longhill Industrial Estate, Ulswater Road, Hartlepool, TS25 1UE
115 - 117 Park Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9HR
Coast Road, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4AQ
Casebourne Road, Longhill Industrial Estate, Hartlepool, TS25 1PJ
Baltic Street, Hartlepool, TS25 1PS
Waldon Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7QA
14 To 16 Thornville Road, Hartlepool, TS26 8DY
MOT results around Hartlepool
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 Hartlepool
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 7 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 7 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 34 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 7 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 11 |
Nearby towns
- Billingham 13
- Redcar 16
- Peterlee 8
- Middlesbrough 64
- Stockton 6
- Stockton on Tees 50
- Thornaby 6
- Guisborough 6
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