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MOT TEST STATIONS

MOT test stations in Darlington (DL)

60 stations in Darlington, 37% of the 164 in the DL area — from the DVSA's active list

Test stations

DVSA active station list, pulled 30 September 2026.

MOT test stations in Darlington

MOT test stations in Darlington: 60 are licensed to test class 4 vehicles — cars, vans, motorhomes and people carriers. That is 37% of the 164 in the DL postcode area.

All 60 stations in Darlington

MOTs in Darlington vs the country

Cars tested in the DL postcode area pass 79.4% of MOT tests, and 79.2% once the local mix of ages and mileage is adjusted to the national one — 84 of 118 areas. Nationally it is 81.0%.

The common failures here add up to £653–£1,778 of parts per 100 tests, against £615–£1,675 nationally — 75 of 118 areas, cheapest first.

That is about the cars, not about the garages below. The anonymised test data has no station field, so there is no per-station pass rate on this site. The full area picture →

What an MOT costs

The maximum fee for a car is £54.85, with no VAT on top; stations may charge less. A fail gets a free retest if you leave the car for repair and return within 10 working days, or for a listed set of items before the end of the next working day — the rules in full. The common failures are priced on the repair price list, and the calculator adds up your own items.