Would It Fail Mot?

If your car fails its MOT, then you can only take your vehicle away if your current MOT certificate is still valid and no 'dangerous' problems were listed in the new report from the failed MOT. Otherwise, you must get it repaired before you're allowed to drive.

What will fail your MOT?

Around 1.5 million vehicles fail their MOT due to simple things such as faulty bulbs, too little tyre tread, or even empty windscreen washer fluid bottles. ... Identifying the work before an MOT test will allow the problems to be rectified, so the car will be far more likely to pass its MOT test first time around.

How common is it to fail an MOT?

In fact, official statistics for 2015/16 show over 36% of cars failed their MOT at the first time of asking – equivalent to almost 7.8 million tests – and the average fail was the result of almost 3 defects.