Church Road, Stockton, TS18 2ET
MOT test stations in Stockton
6 garages in Stockton (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests motorcycles, and 3 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.
The Old Airfield Estate, Thornaby, Stockton, TS17 0BQ
Grangefield Road, Stockton, TS18 4AF
Unit 3, Carrol Street, Stockton, TS18 2SE
18 - 20 Skinner Street, Stockton, TS18 1DY
Workshops, Hutchinson Street, Stockton, TS18 1RW
MOT results around Stockton
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 Stockton
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Stockton on Tees 50
- Thornaby 6
- Billingham 13
- Middlesbrough 64
- Hartlepool 35
- Darlington 60
- Redcar 16
- Guisborough 6
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