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Garages in Gateshead

36 garages in Gateshead are authorised by DVSA to test cars and vans, 10 of them for vans up to 3,500kg, and 31 are independents rather than chains or franchised dealers.

What the MOT data says about Gateshead

Figures for the NE postcode area, from every MOT recorded in 2025.

73.46%pass first time
72.32%national average
9.9average age, years
71,267average miles at test

The garages

Kb Autos

4 Heworth Way, Pelaw Industrial Estate
NE10 0UW

Class 4, 7 2.6 km from the centre
0191 649 8959

Cic Autos

Unit 382f, Jedburgh Court, Team Valley Trading Estate
NE11 0BQ

Class 1, 2, 4 2.7 km from the centre
0191 487 4717

Halfords Autocentre

598 Durham Road, Low Fell
NE9 6HY

Class 4 1.5 km from the centre

Halfords Autocentre also has 2 other branches in Gateshead.

0191 491 1294

Kwik - Fit

689 - 691 Durham Road, Low Fell
NE9 5HB

Class 4 1.5 km from the centre

Kwik Fit also has 1 other branch in Gateshead.

0191 487 0022

Motorcycle MOT in Gateshead

1 places here test motorcycles and nothing else.

Motech

23a Shields Road West, Byker
NE6 1JN

Class 1, 2 4.0 km from the centre
0191 265 9793

Nearby

Independent garages are listed first, then the rest by distance from the middle of Gateshead. Never by payment. How this site is put together.