Back Lane, Cropton, Pickering, YO18 8HJ
MOT test stations in Pickering
11 garages in Pickering (Yorkshire and The Humber, 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.
19 Eastgate, Pickering, YO18 7DU
9 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estate, Pickering, YO18 7NA
Malton Road Garage, Malton Road, Pickering, YO18 7JL
Thornton Road, Pickering, YO18 7JX
Middleton, Pickering, YO18 8NS
Recreation Road, Pickering, YO18 7EY
Westgate Business Park, Westgate Carr Road, Pickering, YO18 8LX
Stape Road, Pickering, YO18 8JA
19 Enterprise Way, Thornton Road Industrial Estat, Pickering, YO18 7DP
Malton Road Filling Station, Malton Road, Pickering, YO18 7JJ
MOT results around Pickering
Cars and light vans tested in the YO (York) postcode area failed 26.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 293,050 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.9% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.2% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.31% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.97% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 12,068 | 32.9% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,902 | 33.7% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,023 | 27.7% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,948 | 24.3% | 20.9% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 5,136 | 32.1% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 4,660 | 30.3% | 27% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 4,374 | 30.9% | 26.6% |
| MINI Hatch | 3,969 | 13% | 12.8% |
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 Pickering
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 11 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 4 |
Nearby towns
- Malton 14
- Scarborough 41
- Whitby 10
- Filey 4
- Saltburn by the Sea 5
- Saltburn 3
- York 112
- Guisborough 6
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