The ask an MOT tester thread

[Florida_Man]

Athlon said:

It should if the cats are there, see if you can find a test station that will stick the probe up and see what happens, or just stick it in for test..

Still in the US, I’m trying to decide if I should bring it with me if I was to move back to the Uk

[davissgurban]

AlexRS2782 said:

Purely out of interest - the car below turned up on the badly modified thread and someone pointed out the front end modification is evidently a "bash bar" in drifting circles. Meant to be fitted to competition cars but now some of the sceners are fitting them to kitted up drift look cars destined mainly for the road.

Going to guess that this is an obvious MOT fail and shouldn't be on the road with it fitted given the damage it would do to a pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, etc?

Fitting a bash bar designed for competition cars onto road-bound vehicles poses serious safety concerns. Aside from potentially failing MOT regulations, the risk it poses to pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists due to its design could result in severe injuries. Safety should always take precedence over aesthetic modifications on public roads.

[Sebring440]

davissgurban said:

AlexRS2782 said:

Purely out of interest - the car below turned up on the badly modified thread and someone pointed out the front end modification is evidently a "bash bar" in drifting circles. Meant to be fitted to competition cars but now some of the sceners are fitting them to kitted up drift look cars destined mainly for the road.

Going to guess that this is an obvious MOT fail and shouldn't be on the road with it fitted given the damage it would do to a pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, etc?

Fitting a bash bar designed for competition cars onto road-bound vehicles poses serious safety concerns. Aside from potentially failing MOT regulations, the risk it poses to pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists due to its design could result in severe injuries. Safety should always take precedence over aesthetic modifications on public roads.

Umm, that's exactly what AlexRS2782 was saying...?

[charltjr]

Sebring440 said:

Umm, that's exactly what AlexRS2782 was saying...?

Ignore it, it’s a bot.

[Tye Green]

Must the boot open for a pass?

Partner's C1's boot has been un-openable for a while and the MOT tester told her that he was, fortunately, able to open the boot from the inside otherwise it would have failed. He went on to say that he could supply and fit the parts to correct the issue for £120.

Is it essential that the boot can be opened to pass MOT ?

[mk2 24v]

Tye Green said:

Must the boot open for a pass?

Partner's C1's boot has been un-openable for a while and the MOT tester told her that he was, fortunately, able to open the boot from the inside otherwise it would have failed. He went on to say that he could supply and fit the parts to correct the issue for £120.

Is it essential that the boot can be opened to pass MOT ?

It is indeed.
Nothing says it has to open from outside, hence the previous scrabble over the back seats.

And surely the car isn't nice to use, if the bootlid doesn't just open up easily?

[Little Pete]

Athlon said:

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for all your questions over the years, hopefully we have helped a bit ! Thanks to Pete for doing a great job with the questions we get asked.

Happy motoring

Same to you and all the best for the new year.

[Little Pete]

Tye Green said:

Must the boot open for a pass?

Partner's C1's boot has been un-openable for a while and the MOT tester told her that he was, fortunately, able to open the boot from the inside otherwise it would have failed. He went on to say that he could supply and fit the parts to correct the issue for £120.

Is it essential that the boot can be opened to pass MOT ?

It’s actually a reason to refuse to test the car. It’s one of the checks we do before we start the test.

[Foss62]

Little Pete said:

Foss62 said:

As mentioned on other threads, I’ve had an array of warning lights on a Skoda Superb for several months now, along with things like Adaptive Cruise Control being disabled. The problem is supposedly a ‘Pressure Sensor’ - now mysteriously expanded to 8 separate parts, all of which are ‘stuck in Ukraine’ and won’t be available for the foreseeable future.
Having exhausted possibilities at my local ‘Service Centre’, I moved on to Skoda UK Customer Service for their comments (car is still under its original warranty, and is drivable - albeit without a few features that I paid for).
I raised the topic of its first MOT - due next year and the spectacular dashboard light show. I now have it on good authority from Skoda UK that warning lights can be ‘overlooked’ in an MOT if the reason for them being on is known.
Is there any truth in this? It seems a bit unlikely to me.

Which warning lamps are lit? They are not all MOT failures.

Sorry I missed this question. Lights are: general warning triangle, EPC, Engine Emissions, lane departure inoperative (this one is intermittent). The first three are on even when it is running on electric only (PHEV)!

[Little Pete]

Foss62 said:

Little Pete said:

Foss62 said:

As mentioned on other threads, I’ve had an array of warning lights on a Skoda Superb for several months now, along with things like Adaptive Cruise Control being disabled. The problem is supposedly a ‘Pressure Sensor’ - now mysteriously expanded to 8 separate parts, all of which are ‘stuck in Ukraine’ and won’t be available for the foreseeable future.
Having exhausted possibilities at my local ‘Service Centre’, I moved on to Skoda UK Customer Service for their comments (car is still under its original warranty, and is drivable - albeit without a few features that I paid for).
I raised the topic of its first MOT - due next year and the spectacular dashboard light show. I now have it on good authority from Skoda UK that warning lights can be ‘overlooked’ in an MOT if the reason for them being on is known.
Is there any truth in this? It seems a bit unlikely to me.

Which warning lamps are lit? They are not all MOT failures.

Sorry I missed this question. Lights are: general warning triangle, EPC, Engine Emissions, lane departure inoperative (this one is intermittent). The first three are on even when it is running on electric only (PHEV)!

The engine emissions lamp is a fail.

[spikeyhead]

Little Pete said:

It’s actually a reason to refuse to test the car. It’s one of the checks we do before we start the test.

No-one's ever checked it on the Atom

[Maxdecel]

Not a question more a statement of astonishment First MOT today, prior to taking it quick blast down the DC to warm through the Cat/engine.
Chatting to my mate (Owner of the centre) Told him I reckon emissions will be OK as the consumption is fine, his response "It's exempt, Hybrids aren't tested" .... Gobsmacked isn't the word, it must be propelled 95% of the time by the ICE with the electric contributing when the car decides.
Sure enough put the reg. in and computer says nope, amazing.

[cooperd5]

2020 Skoda, MOT in a couple of weeks. The Park Distance Control sometimes says its not working (mainly when it's cold) - ignition off and on again always fixes it. Is this likely to fail MOT if PDC errors during test?
Thanks

[Athlon]

cooperd5 said:

2020 Skoda, MOT in a couple of weeks. The Park Distance Control sometimes says its not working (mainly when it's cold) - ignition off and on again always fixes it. Is this likely to fail MOT if PDC errors during test?
Thanks

It is not a testable item

[Johnnybee]

Maxdecel said:

Not a question more a statement of astonishment First MOT today, prior to taking it quick blast down the DC to warm through the Cat/engine.
Chatting to my mate (Owner of the centre) Told him I reckon emissions will be OK as the consumption is fine, his response "It's exempt, Hybrids aren't tested" .... Gobsmacked isn't the word, it must be propelled 95% of the time by the ICE with the electric contributing when the car decides.
Sure enough put the reg. in and computer says nope, amazing.

I had the same with my wife's Vitara mild hybrid, every day's a school day.

[Maxdecel]

Johnnybee said:

I had the same with my wife's Vitara mild hybrid, every day's a school day.

That's exactly what I said when he told me.

[cooperd5]

Athlon said:

It is not a testable item

Awesome, thanks 😊

[rev-erend]

My wife's Vespa has indicators that work correctly but the dashboard display for one of the indicators does not work.

Is this an issue for an mot?

[markirl]

Looking for some advice please - I have a crack across the bottom of my windscreen in the black area. I've spoken to a friend of mine who claims its not an MOT failure, but general research I've been doing says it is. I'm aiming to get the windscreen replaced but the earliest date I can get is 10 days after MOT expiry and I would rather not be without a car for that long. There are also 2 chips on the windscreen but outside of drivers field of vision.

So my options seem to be:
- MOT it as it is
- put duct tape over the crack
- wait until windscreen is replaced

[MG CHRIS]

markirl said:

Looking for some advice please - I have a crack across the bottom of my windscreen in the black area. I've spoken to a friend of mine who claims its not an MOT failure, but general research I've been doing says it is. I'm aiming to get the windscreen replaced but the earliest date I can get is 10 days after MOT expiry and I would rather not be without a car for that long. There are also 2 chips on the windscreen but outside of drivers field of vision.

So my options seem to be:
- MOT it as it is
- put duct tape over the crack
- wait until windscreen is replaced

Unless it's obscures the view of the road it be a pass rules changed on it a few years back.