Newbiggin Road, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 0TB
MOT test stations in Northumberland
6 garages in Northumberland (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 4 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.
Cowpen Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5SU
Coopies Lane Industrial Estate, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 6JN
Unit 2, Station Works, Station Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6NP
Bassington Drive, Bassington Industrial Estate, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 8AD
Unit 6b Haltwhistle Industrial Estate, West End, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9HA
MOT results around Northumberland
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 Northumberland
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Cramlington 11
- Blaydon on Tyne 10
- Bedlington 8
- Newcastle Upon Tyne 113
- Choppington 3
- Morpeth 16
- Gateshead 44
- Wallsend 10
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