Taking place in May changes to the MOT test. This has been copied from elsewhere. Steve Major changes to the MOT test on 20th of May 2018 Some of you may have already heard that there are big changes coming to the MOT test this May. Here are just a few of the biggest changes that are most likely to affect you. Please take these with a pinch of salt as nothing will be finalised until the end of April and will probably still be subject to change after that date. Remember it will take your MOT tester time to get up to speed with these too! So... Advisories are being replaced with minor fails. These are all pre written & approved by DVSA. You will still get a pass but they will be noted on your test certificate. Manual advisories are still being worked out but may disappear completely. Those of you who have changed your standard headlight bulbs for HID's will now get a major fail even if the aim is correct. It has always been an offence to fit HID bulbs to halogen headlamps so the MOT is now in line with that. Reverse lights are now part of the MOT for any car registered from 1st September 2009 (59 plate onwards). Daytime running lamps (DRL's) & front fog lamps must work on vehicles registered from March 2018 (18 plate onwards). Engine Management Light is now a major fail. It must come on with the ignition and then turn off when the engine is started. Brake pad warning lights are a major fail Handbrake with excessive travel is now a major fail. Before it would only a fail if there was no reserve travel. Contaminated (dirty) brake fluid is a major fail. Not sure how that will work as the MOT tester isn't allowed to remove the fluid cap. Oil leaks (engine, gearbox etc.) can be a major failure if they are deemed large enough. It seems they have removed the failure for tyres not being fitted according to sidewall instructions. Inner/outer or rotation incorrect. Any modifications/removal to emissions related devices, this includes DPF'S and EGR's is now a major fail. Where a DPF canister has clearly been cut open and re-welded, it will now fail. A vehicle fitted with a DPF that emits any kind of visible smoke during the metered test will now fail Emissions limits for diesels registered on or after 1st of January 2014 have been reduced. All diesels will now need to pass the limit that was set by the manufacturer when the car was new. This can be found on the VIN plate. For example the current limit for your diesel car may be 1.50. That could change to as low as 0.30 with the new rules. These are just some of the bigger changes to the MOT test the average motorist is likely to be affected by. There are dozens, perhaps even over 100 changes to the actual MOT test and to the way testers record tests on the MOT computer. Please remember these are all subject to change in the coming months and remember spare a thought for your MOT tester before you say... "Well it passed like that last year!"
"It seems they have removed the failure for tyres not being fitted according to sidewall instructions. Inner/outer or rotation incorrect." How will a car behave when emergency braking on a damp(or even dry) road if tyres are fitted the wrong way. So above seems OK to them but reverse light not comming on is fail. IMHO steering/brakes/tyres are the most important from safety point of view.
I knew about the DPF tampering. I was going to have mine "invisibly" removed then I saw an article in the paper saying DPFs will be checked for function in 2018 rather than just being present so I've left mine alone. If I get caught speeding I'll tell them I'm just clearing out my DPF..
I thought aftermarket hid were already currently "technically" illegal as the lens/reflector had not been designed for a aftermarket hid bulb? In all the years I've been using them and on every mot , not once has an mot tester had an issue with them despite the rules. I think the only time it was mentioned a tester said, h.i.d? I replied yes, he replied no worries and that was it. The oil leaks could be an interesting one as most cars these days seem to have an under tray which I thought? the testers could not remove to see what's going on?
Just had mine done. I swapped the 'small' plate for the standard one and replaced the baffle in the termignoni end can which used to say 'not for road use' until I ground it off!
if HID bulbs are fitted the headlight must incorporate a headlight wash system or its a fail. my money is on the vast majority on that list wont be implemented, tyre fitment and MIL light illumination being the least likely to being imposed.
I thought the MIL light was in the current MOT test. Our local test centre failed one that had been "taped" over.
Does this apply to motorcycles Fin I thought the main restriction was self leveling headlights on HID Are there any motorcycles which have HID installed as standard? I'll just take mine along and see what happens, if it fails then I'll pop Halogens back in I guess for the MOT, still a PIA. Or perhaps time to start looking at LEDs again
Oh I should also add they were talking about HID retro fits being a fail about 4 or 5 years ago and then nothing ever came of it, so I'm not going to panic just yet
Leds are starting to get there I think but retro fit replacement type bulbs are still expensive from the likes of Philips and, I believe, still not legal.
just cars as far as i am aware, it came in after i stopped testing, one maybe two years ago? i have had several come back as fails when retro fitted,
from what i mind, it was talked about when the last big changes came in but after pressure from motoring groups it was dropped, so no, it shouldn't of failed.
Ive an LED bulb in the front of the KTM. Fuck me is it bright. I’ve wound it all the way down and it’s borderline. Was thinking of popping to a friendly centre and swing what they say.
Interesting that the MIL/ECU light will now be a fail, I had a near miss with that a couple of years ago, the alternator packed up on my car, so I fitted a new battery and alternator, however doing this work, led to the MIL light coming on, I assumed it would be the same as my bike, and that after a few start up and shut off cycles the thing would reset and go out, and took the v ehicle for mot, the tester came into the waiting room, and was quite clearly going to fail it for the MIL light being on. After a bit of argy bargy, he let it go, and yes a couple of trips later, it went out and stayed out! I have since invested in one of those OBD readers, very handy for a mere £27.00!
