Unit 5, Nicholson Buildings, Mitre Place, South Shields, NE33 5BD
MOT test stations in South Shields
17 garages in South Shields (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 5 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.
Boldon Lane, South Shields, NE34 0NB
Maxwell Street, South Shields, NE33 4PU
Station Road, Millbank Industrial Estate, South Shields, NE33 1ED
Tudor Road, South Shields, NE33 4PQ
183 Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AQ
99 Highfield Road, South Shields, NE34 6JW
Newcastle Road, South Shields, NE34 9PQ
Unit 1, Egerton Road, South Shields, NE33 4TB
134 Laygate Lane, South Shields, NE33 4JD
14 Franklin Street, South Shields, NE33 1PR
Plot M, Portberry Street, South Shields, NE33 1QX
Unit 14, Elswick Way Industrial Estate, South Shields, NE34 0LW
Fleet Management, Hudson Street, South Shields, NE34 0NT
140a Commercial Road, South Shields, NE33 1RQ
2 Mitre Place, South Shields, NE33 5TB
Newcastle Road, South Shields, NE34 9QE
MOT results around South Shields
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 South Shields
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 2 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 17 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 4 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 5 |
Nearby towns
- Tyne and Wear 3
- Jarrow 5
- North Shields 21
- Boldon Colliery 4
- East Boldon 3
- Blyth 15
- Ashington 21
- Wallsend 10
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