LED headlights

[NickCLotus]

Has anyone had an MOT test fail because of having LED replacement bulbs in the H7 dipped headlights?

Technically since brexit it is an MOT failure but I wonder how many MOT garages would even notice, especially if the headlights are such that the bulbs are obsured and not visible unless removed.

[NickCLotus]

Regarding the banning of LED headlights since brexit:

said:

Brexit 2021 Update

Please note that since January 2021, the MOT Inspection manual has been updated to include LED bulbs.

Section 4.1.4 now states the following:

“Existing halogen headlamp units should not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp.”

This is a brand new update that seems to only focus on headlights.

There are no mentions to fail other LED bulbs such as brake lights, tail lights or reversing lights.

from:
https://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/blog/are-led-hea...

[NickCLotus]

stevemcs said:

Yes we still fail them - but only if we can see they are LED's.

Personally a lot of the LED bulbs are really poor and do nothing but blind people,.

So if they are projector lights and hidden behind a lens (dipped beam) then maybe no problem, full beam are just reflector lights so will need to stay as halogen.

Not tried but personally I would have thought that good quality SMD leds should give much the same lighting pattern as halogen.