Oxford Road Service Station, Oxford Road, Ryton, CV8 3EA
MOT test stations in Ryton
5 garages in Ryton (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Ryton Garage, Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3RS
Greenside Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4LF
Unit 3, Stargate Industrial Estate, Ryton, NE40 3EX
Main Road, Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TX
MOT results around Ryton
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 Ryton
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
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