MOT centres in Durham
119 test centres approved by DVSA in DH postcodes. Call them direct, no booking fees.
119 centres · A to Z
Site 2, Morrisons Industrial Estate, Annfield, Stanley, DH9 7RU
Edward Square, Low Chare, Chester Le Street, DH3 3QF
Rear of Cooperative Terrace, Station Road, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6AA
Unit 1, Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, DH2 2RG
23a Beehive Workshops, Dragonville Industrial Estate, Durham, DH1 2XL
Unit 9a & 9b, Belmont Industrial Estate, Durham, DH1 1TN
Dragonville Industrial Estate, Rennys Lane, Durham, DH1 2RQ
Autodrome Garage, Auton Stile, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7DB
Portobello Road, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2SN
Unit 22, Stella Gill Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, DH2 2RG
Unit 1c, St Johns Road, Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Durham, DH7 8XL
Anthony Street, Stanley, DH9 8AF
Delves Terrace, Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 7ES
Devon Crescent, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1HS
Unit 6, Lees Yard, Mary Avenue, Chester-Le-Street, DH3 1JG
Middles Road, Craghead, Stanley, Co Durham, DH9 6AN
Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5DQ
High Street, A1(M), Carville, Durham, DH1 1AU
Front Street, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1QY
Herrington Burn, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4JW
Before you book
What fails most in Durham
26.1% of cars here failed their MOT in 2025, lower than the 27.3% across Great Britain (No. 75 of 118 areas). The usual reasons:
- 1Broken coil springsAbout twice as common here than across Britain
- 2Damaged tyres
- 3Headlight aim
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MOT centres by town and neighbourhood
Pick a place to see the centres nearest to it, wherever the postcode border falls.
- Annfield Plain
- Beamish
- Bearpark
- Belmont
- Birtley
- Bournmoor
- Brasside
- Browney
- Burnhope
- Chester-le-Street
- Church Kelloe
- Consett
- Crossgate Moor
- Croxdale
- Deanery View
- Durham
- Edmondsley
- Esh Winning
- Flint Hill
- Framwellgate Moor
- Gilesgate
- Grange Villa
- Great Lumley
- Haswell
- Hetton-le-Hole
- High Moorsley
- Holmside
- Houghton-le-Spring
- Kimblesworth
- Langley Park
- Leamside
- Littletown
- Low Pittington
- Lowe's Barn
- Ludworth
- Medomsley
- Mosswood
- Mount Pleasant
- New Brancepeth
- New Herrington
- Ouston
- Perkinsville
- Pontop
- Quebec
- Sherburn
- South Hetton
- South Moor
- Stanley
- Tanfield
- The Sands
- Tursdale
- West Rainton
- Western Hill
- Witton Gilbert
MOT centres in nearby areas
Questions people ask
How much is an MOT in Durham?
The most a test centre can charge for a car MOT is £54.85, wherever you are. Many charge less, so ring two or three and ask if the retest is free.
How many MOT centres are there in Durham?
119 centres in DH postcodes are approved by DVSA to test cars. 46 of them also test vans.
How early can I book my MOT?
Up to a month (minus a day) before your current MOT runs out. You keep the same renewal date.
Which is the best MOT centre in Durham?
We don't rank centres. Every one here is approved by DVSA. If you want a test with nothing to sell you, there are 2 council-run centres here. Councils don't sell repairs, but some only test their own vehicles, so call first.
MOT centres: DVSA list of active MOT test stations, updated 30 September 2026. Fail rates: DVSA anonymised MOT results 2025, cars, normal tests. Map positions from postcodes.io. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Kick the Tyres is not linked to DVSA or any centre listed.
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