The ask an MOT tester thread

[wolf1]

It will only fail if it significantly affects the drivers view. That thick solid section at the top of the screen will get him a fail as it's in the swept area.

[Captain Answer]

If a vehicle has a battery under the seat do you just assume it is secured during the MOT?? I can't see it being feasible to check this like you would under the bonnet

[wolf1]

Captain Answer said:

If a vehicle has a battery under the seat do you just assume it is secured during the MOT?? I can't see it being feasible to check this like you would under the bonnet

Depends on the vehicle. Most are easily accessible by moving the seat forward or if such a mechanism is fitted tilting the base up into the service position.

[mk2 24v]

FatboyKim said:

There seems to be an obsession with 'chameleon tint' (as the kids call them) windscreen lately. Basically people tinting their screen purple to get the look of infrared-reflective windscreens which are standard on certain more expensive cars. Porsche Cayenne, Merc S-Class, etc.

Ok fine, if that's what floats your boat, but this braindead individual has taken it further and applied an opaque sun strip to almost 50% of his windscreen, one assumes he's been watching too much GT3 racing.

Any problem for an MOT test?

There might be something for film applied to the windscreen. As if the front door glass is too heavily tinted it is a fail.
And the black sunstrip would definitely be taking the piss with its thickness for MOT (and plod getting the raging hump with both on the screen)

[mikeyr]

Jeez, that car looks like Lightning McQueen in his emo phase

[cuprabob]

mikeyr said:

Jeez, that car looks like Lightning McQueen in his emo phase

Ka-chow

[anonymous-user]

wolf1 said:

It will only fail if it significantly affects the drivers view. That thick solid section at the top of the screen will get him a fail as it's in the swept area.

Would it still fail if shorter wiper arms/blades were fitted?

[oldagepensioner]

Athlon said:

Lots are poor nowadays, Fiesta's and other Fords, Peugeot's have gone from being indestructible to poor, Japanese stuff tends to be pretty good on the body but the bolted on bits rust badly

I know its not really modern but you do see a lot of xsara picasso,s with rusted front sill panels.

[CarlosFandango11]

A mark 3 MX5 has two cats, one next to the manifold and one in the midsection of the exhaust.

If you remove the one next to the manifold, and it passes the emissions, should this fail the MOT?

If it should fail the MOT, how likely is it that the person doing the MOT would notice this and fail the MOT?

Thanks.

Edited by CarlosFandango11 on Friday 18th February 16:16

[mk2 24v]

CarlosFandango11 said:

A mark 3 MX5 has two cat, one next to the manifold and one in the midsection of the exhaust.

If you remove the one next to the manifold, and it passes the emissions, should this fail the MOT?

If it should fail the MOT, how likely is it that the person doing the MOT would notice this and fail the MOT?

Thanks.

In theory, it should be fine. But the likelihood is removing the cat between lambda sensors will throw the ECU in to hissy fit mode and flag a fault code

[Accelebrate]

mk2 24v said:

In theory, it should be fine. But the likelihood is removing the cat between lambda sensors will throw the ECU in to hissy fit mode and flag a fault code

This is usually resolved by coding that sensor out, or moving it after the second cat by welding a bung onto the midpipe and extending the wiring.

IIRC under the new rules removing an emission control device should technically be a fail, regardless of the actual readings. From hanging around in MX5 groups I've seen a couple of posts from people who have come up against testers who enforce this, but the vast majority seem to have no issues.

On my own car I found that it didn't pass quite as easily as the internet suggested it would running with just the midpipe cat, it needs to be quite warm. The tester I usually take it to doesn't seem to care about the single cat, and seems happy to get it nice and toasty before commiting his readings.

[.:ian:.]

Both rear tyres "cut to cords" ?

[magpie215]

.:ian:. said:

Both rear tyres "cut to cords" ?

They look fairly worn too....I'd be replacing

[Dwh8611]

Hi all
I have changed my halogen headlights for some Led bulbs which makes my old car look a bit more modern. Unfortunately with the canbus the car is showing a bulb out dash warning light although no lights are out. Would this be an Mot fail?
Ps I know I could/should add resister or just put old bulbs back in before mot but do I need to or would it just be an advisory?

Many thanks

[Divieto di Sosta]

There's a thread about a bloke pulled for excessively tinted front side windows , does an MOT tester have the same

testing equipment that the police have , to check the % of light that the windows allow through ?

Thanks .

[Athlon]

Dwh8611 said:

Hi all
I have changed my halogen headlights for some Led bulbs which makes my old car look a bit more modern. Unfortunately with the canbus the car is showing a bulb out dash warning light although no lights are out. Would this be an Mot fail?
Ps I know I could/should add resister or just put old bulbs back in before mot but do I need to or would it just be an advisory?

Many thanks

If the lights work they work, bulb warning lamps are not of interest to us.

LED bulbs in Halogen lamps however, is going to get you a fail!

[Athlon]

Divieto di Sosta said:

There's a thread about a bloke pulled for excessively tinted front side windows , does an MOT tester have the same

testing equipment that the police have , to check the % of light that the windows allow through ?

Thanks .

No, that's a construction and use issue. We can fail if the tint is dark enough to affect your vision of the mirrors.

[Divieto di Sosta]

Athlon said:

Divieto di Sosta said:

There's a thread about a bloke pulled for excessively tinted front side windows , does an MOT tester have the same

testing equipment that the police have , to check the % of light that the windows allow through ?

Thanks .

No, that's a construction and use issue. We can fail if the tint is dark enough to affect your vision of the mirrors.

Thanks , I thought that was the case ,but I've never had a car needing the side windows testing for this .

[Dwh8611]

Athlon said:

Dwh8611 said:

Hi all
I have changed my halogen headlights for some Led bulbs which makes my old car look a bit more modern. Unfortunately with the canbus the car is showing a bulb out dash warning light although no lights are out. Would this be an Mot fail?
Ps I know I could/should add resister or just put old bulbs back in before mot but do I need to or would it just be an advisory?

Many thanks

If the lights work they work, bulb warning lamps are not of interest to us.

LED bulbs in Halogen lamps however, is going to get you a fail!

Thanks for response. I think I will just change em back.

[FatboyKim]

Athlon said:

If the lights work they work, bulb warning lamps are not of interest to us.

LED bulbs in Halogen lamps however, is going to get you a fail!

Not true, it would seem. I've had LED bulbs in the units of my Panda (halogen headlamps) for over 3 years now. Passed every year with no problem at the same testing station (local council testing station, testing all their vehicles).

They are decent bulbs, Philips if I remember correctly, so don't give a bulb out warning and obviously the adjustment level still operates fine.