Unit 28a Watness Avenue, Skelton Industrial Estate, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 2LQ
MOT test stations in Saltburn by the Sea
5 garages in Saltburn by the Sea (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
Unit 5, Stonehouse Business Park, Lingdale, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 3EH
Rear 21 High Street, Skelton, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 2EF
Unit 1, Stonehouse Business Park, Lingdale, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 3EH
The Cleveland Garage LTD, Unit 3a Station View, Hinderwell, Saltburn by the Sea, TS13 5ER
MOT results around Saltburn by the Sea
Cars and light vans tested in the TS (Middlesbrough) postcode area failed 23.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 0.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 286,266 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.6% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 7.66% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 5.98% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 5.24% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 10,954 | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 9,657 | 27.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Focus | 7,839 | 24.4% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 6,620 | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 6,370 | 19.1% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 6,094 | 30% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,343 | 17.9% | 19.8% |
| Nissan Juke | 4,089 | 31.8% | 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 Saltburn by the Sea
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 5 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Saltburn 3
- Cleveland 3
- Guisborough 6
- Redcar 16
- Middlesbrough 64
- Whitby 10
- Billingham 13
- Hartlepool 35
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