Unit Bt86, 7 Elm Road, North Shields, NE29 8SE
MOT test stations in North Shields
21 garages in North Shields (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 7 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.
129 Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 1ED
Unit 6, Saturn Court, Orion Business Park, North Shields, NE29 7BY
Unit 7c, Westmorland Road, North Shields, NE29 8TB
53 Queen Alexandra Road West, North Shields, NE29 9AA
Unit 2, Vroom Car Retail Park, North Shields, NE29 7SN
Unit 21c, Oak Road, West Chirton Industrial Estate, North Shields, NE29 8SF
Unit 7, Lawson St, North Shields, NE29 6TF
Colebrook & Burgess LTD, Unit A1 High Flatworth, Tyne Tunnel Estate, North Shields, NE29 7UZ
11 Northumberland Street, North Shields, NE30 1DS
Vroom Car Retail Park, Orion Business Park, North Shields, NE29 7TE
Cumberland Road, North Shields, NE29 8RD
3a Cecil Street, North Shields, NE29 0DH
Hudson Street, North Shields, NE30 1DL
Unit 5/6, Thrift Street, North Shields, NE29 6TJ
7e Westmorland Road, North Shields, NE29 8TB
137 Tynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 1ED
Alder Road, West Chirton North Industrial Estate, North Shields, NE29 8SD
Tanners Bank, North Shields, NE30 1JH
Norham Road, Coast Road, North Shields, NE29 8RN
117 Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6UA
MOT results around North Shields
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 North Shields
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 20 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 7 |
Nearby towns
- Tyne and Wear 3
- Blyth 15
- Wallsend 10
- South Shields 17
- Jarrow 5
- Whitley Bay 11
- Ashington 21
- Hebburn 6
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