12 Industrial Road, Hertburn Estate, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE37 2SF
MOT test stations in Tyne & Wear
9 garages in Tyne & Wear (North East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 1 of them can test motorcycles, and 2 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.
Unit 23c Dubmire Industrial Estate, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 5RJ
High Street East, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, NE28 7LB
Middle Engine Lane, The Silverlink, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, NE28 9NT
4 Hutton Street, Boldon Colliery, Tyne & Wear, NE35 9LW
40 Glen Street, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear, NE31 1NU
Cramer Dykes, Durham Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8 4AP
Park View, Shiney Row, Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH4 4QR
10 Vance Court, Transbritannia Enterprise Park, Blaydon, Tyne & Wear, NE21 5NH
MOT results around Tyne & Wear
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 Tyne & Wear
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 9 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- Hebburn 6
- Ashington 21
- Washington 15
- Gateshead 44
- Boldon Colliery 4
- Jarrow 5
- Wallsend 10
- East Boldon 3
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