Bankhead Street, Seaham, SR7 0BP
MOT test stations in Seaham
7 garages in Seaham (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.
Unit 1-4, Kingfisher Industrial Estate, Seaham, SR7 0AY
Site 4, Unit 8, Cold Hesledon Industrial Estate, Seaham, SR7 8ST
Mary Street, Seaham, SR7 7JT
Moor Road Garage, East Moor Road, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9DA
South Terrace, Seaham, SR7 7HN
21 Tempest Road, Seaham, SR7 7AX
MOT results around Seaham
Cars and light vans tested in the SR (Sunderland) postcode area failed 27.2% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 4.6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 102,512 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.75% | 8.93% |
| Brakes | 9.54% | 6.1% |
| Lights and electrics | 6.94% | 6.95% |
| Tyres | 6.51% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 3,252 | 32.8% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 3,178 | 36.5% | 27.3% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,495 | 31.9% | 26.6% |
| Ford Focus | 2,421 | 29.2% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,339 | 21.4% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Juke | 2,169 | 33.4% | 25.6% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 1,844 | 33.1% | 27.6% |
| Citroen C3 | 1,610 | 28.9% | 25.2% |
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 Seaham
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 7 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
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