Alford Road Garage, Alford Road, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2RL
MOT test stations in Sutton on Sea
2 garages in Sutton on Sea (East Midlands, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 1 is 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.
High Street, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2HE
MOT results around Sutton on Sea
Cars and light vans tested in the LN (Lincoln) postcode area failed 28.6% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 6 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 175,179 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.43% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 8.65% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.87% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.77% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 6,643 | 34.5% | 27.3% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 4,963 | 35.6% | 28.5% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 4,155 | 36.9% | 27.6% |
| Ford Focus | 4,125 | 32.4% | 25.4% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 3,710 | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 2,857 | 34.2% | 26.6% |
| BMW 3 Series | 2,208 | 26.2% | 19.8% |
| Audi A3 | 2,177 | 25.7% | 20.2% |
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 Sutton on Sea
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 2 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Mablethorpe 3
- Skegness 15
- Louth 17
- Spilsby 5
- Horncastle 5
- Cleethorpes 8
- Grimsby 54
- Lincolnshire 10
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