Wash wipers - MOT fail?

[s3londonuk]

My 2001 S3 intermittently won't hold any water in the reservoir due (I think) to a leak near the Xenon headlamp washers.

If it doesn't hold any water on MOT day (and the warning sign comes up on the DIS), would I fail my MOT?

Not sure if its one of the checks...

[Dilligaf10]

Must have working wipers and washers to pass MOT.

[Cost Captain]

If at the time of testing the washers supply sufficient fluid to the windscreen it is a pass. If by the end of the MOT all the fluid has leaked out and it no longer will provide sufficient fluid it is irrelevant as the washer checks is one of the first things done.

Remember an MOT is simply a measure of a vehicle's roadworthiness at the time of testing. Anything fault that is present before or after the test is not taken into account providing it is working at the time of testing.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Its probably the pump for the headlight washers, on mine the housing had cracked, all i did was pull the pump out (it just pushes in) and push the motor back in the housing, then secured with a jubilee clip.

Much easier if you remove the headlight, which is three bolts!

As for the MOT, washers must work, but its unlikley they will check the headlight washers, and the bottle should only goto half empty which will still provide fluid for the windscreen test!

[s3londonuk]

Just realised two of the four windscreen washer jets are blocked.

Would it fail an MOT for that?!