Unit 6, Tynepoint Industrial Estate, Shaftsbury Avenue, Jarrow, NE32 3RA
MOT test stations in Jarrow
5 garages in Jarrow (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 3 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.
Curlew Road, Jarrow, NE32 3DX
Unit 13b Bladen Street Industrial Estate, Jarrow, NE32 3HN
Unit 11, Shaftesbury Avenue, Jarrow, NE34 9PH
Palmer Street, Jarrow, NE32 3JJ
MOT results around Jarrow
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 Jarrow
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Ashington 21
- Hebburn 6
- South Shields 17
- Wallsend 10
- Tyne and Wear 3
- Boldon Colliery 4
- Blyth 15
- North Shields 21
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