12-13 Leeholme Road, Billingham, Teeside, TS23 3TA
MOT test stations in Teeside
One garage in Teeside (North East, England) is on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. None of them tests 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.
MOT results around Teeside
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 Teeside
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 1 |
Nearby towns
- Billingham 13
- Stockton 6
- Stockton on Tees 50
- Thornaby 6
- Middlesbrough 64
- Hartlepool 35
- Redcar 16
- Guisborough 6
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