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Garages in Middlesbrough

30 garages across 1 towns in Middlesbrough, every one authorised by DVSA to carry out MOTs.

What they can test

All 30 test cars and small vans. Of those, 1 take motorbikes, 6 handle larger vans up to 3,500kg and 3 can test minibuses and coaches. They are all in Middlesbrough. 25 of the 30 are independents rather than chain branches.

How MOTs go in Middlesbrough

Drivers in Middlesbrough saw 72.0% of MOTs pass first time in 2025. Great Britain managed 72.5%, so this is 0.6 points behind.

Cars here averaged 10.2 years old, younger than the national 10.7, which helps. Clocks read 76,000 miles on average, and 1.4% of tests were electric cars.

Town by town

Pass rates are by postcode area. Age is the average for everything tested there during 2025.

TownGarages Passed first timeAverage age
Middlesbrough3072.0%10.2

Towns in Middlesbrough