Unit 6, Sailsport Industrial Estate, Thornaby, TS17 8AA
MOT test stations in Thornaby
6 garages in Thornaby (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.
6 Reed Street, Thornaby, TS17 7AF
Unit 3, 24 Yorkway, Mandale Industrial Estate, Thornaby, TS17 6BX
Unit 130b Sadler Forster Way, Teeside Industrial Estate, Thornaby, TS17 9LN
Unit 2a, Bonlea Trading Estate, Thornaby, TS17 7AQ
1 Robert Street, Thornaby, TS17 6AN
MOT results around Thornaby
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 Thornaby
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 6 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 3 |
Nearby towns
- Stockton 6
- Stockton on Tees 50
- Middlesbrough 64
- Billingham 13
- Hartlepool 35
- Redcar 16
- Guisborough 6
- Darlington 60
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