Unit 2, Foxhunters Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UG
MOT test stations in Whitley Bay
11 garages in Whitley Bay (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.
Caveys Patch, Unit A, Foxhunters Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UG
Foxhunters Road, Foxhunters Trading Estate, Whitley Bay, NE25 8UG
Holywell Garage, Holywell Village, Whitley Bay, NE25 0LL
11 Earsdon Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
Marine Ave, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LX
Unit D 19, Delaval Industrial Estate, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0PP
Beresford Road, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4DP
7 - 9 Earsdon Road, West Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
1 Earsdon Road, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 9SX
Westbourne Terrace, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0BE
MOT results around Whitley Bay
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 Whitley Bay
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 1 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 10 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 1 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 2 |
Nearby towns
- North Shields 21
- Blyth 15
- Tyne and Wear 3
- Wallsend 10
- Cramlington 11
- South Shields 17
- Jarrow 5
- Ashington 21
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