Smallways Garage
Smallways, Richmond, DL11 7QW
DVSA-approved MOT test station in Richmond. Site number S004265.
Smallways, Richmond, DL11 7QW
The maximum fee for a class 4 car MOT is £54.85 and £29.65 for a motorcycle; many garages charge less. You can book up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate runs out and keep the same renewal date. Take the registration; you don’t need the V5C.
Details are from the DVSA register published 30 Sep 2026 (source). Phone numbers and ownership change, so ring first.
Cars and light vans tested in the DL (Darlington) postcode area failed 25.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 2.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 179,025 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 11.71% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 8.28% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.69% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.52% | 5.95% |
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.
Burnholme Farm, Westwick, Barnard Castle, DL12 8UT
Gateshouse Garage, Winston, Darlington, DL2 3PT
Unit 5, Carrosserie House, Harmire Enterprise Park, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XT
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, DL2 3XD
10 Mercury Road, Gallowfields Trading Estate, Richmond, DL10 4TQ