MOT
MOT Checklist — 10 Common Failure Points to Check Before Your Test
Most MOT failures are preventable. Checking lights, tyres, brakes, windscreen, and suspension before the test improves your chance of a pass.
Each year, thousands of vans fail their MOT for simple, preventable reasons. The most common failure points are lights (bulbs blown, lenses cracked, headlights misaligned), tyres (below 1.6 mm tread, damage, incorrect size), brakes (worn pads or discs, low fluid, imbalance), suspension (worn springs, bushes, shock absorbers), windscreen (chips larger than 40 mm in the A zone), and visibility (wipers that smear or split, washer jets that do not spray). Checking these items yourself or booking a free pre-MOT inspection at a garage gives you time to fix minor issues before the official test, saving the cost and inconvenience of a retest.
Key takeaways
- Lights, tyres, brakes, suspension, and windscreen are the most common MOT failure points
- A pre-MOT inspection identifies issues that would cause a failure so you can fix them first
- Fixing minor faults before the test saves the cost of a retest and avoids the failure record
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