MOT fail thread

Haggisman · 31 Oct 2025 at 12:23

"Just one spark could have catastrophic results – such as causing a fire."

I'm curious to know what the other potential catastrophic results would be :confused:

Nabinium · 31 Oct 2025 at 13:32

JonRGV250 said:
Nightmare on MOT Street: Frightening Faults Lurking in UK Garages – Matters of Testing

While most horror stories are set in haunted houses or dark woods, some of the DVSA’s scariest tales come straight from the MOT testing bay. This year testers have shared some truly hair-raising sights that would leave the bravest of

mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk

As a tester, what's your horror MOT story of the year so far?

JonRGV250 · Monday at 17:50

Nabinium said:
As a tester, what's your horror MOT story of the year so far?

Far too many to list.

Considering the weather of late, one would assume that the driver might somehow have noticed something was missing here, but nope, they had no idea..

andy_mk3 · Monday at 17:55

It's genuinely frightening how unaware people are over things like that.

One tiny streak or hint of a judder, I'm buying new blades :cry:

d_brennen · Monday at 17:56

JonRGV250 said:
Far too many to list.

Considering the weather of late, one would assume that the driver might somehow have noticed something was missing here, but nope, they had no idea..

Would that not be making a racket?

JonRGV250 · Monday at 17:59

A bit, it was lucky the plastic clip was still on the arm otherwise it would have scratched the screen and possibly failed for that.

Kenai · Monday at 18:03

The MOT system needs a way for you to tick a box that says 'this person is clearly not fit to be driving' that goes straight to DVLA

tom_e · Monday at 18:10

Kenai said:
The MOT system needs a way for you to tick a box that says 'this person is clearly not fit to be driving' that goes straight to DVLA

We joke but there really should be something like this. If people are happily driving around in some of the **** heaps Jon posts then just imagine how oblivious they are to everything else!

adolf hamster · Monday at 18:15

JonRGV250 said:
A bit, it was lucky the plastic clip was still on the arm otherwise it would have scratched the screen and possibly failed for that.

even with you saying that, i can't look at that image and not wince in mechanical sympathy.......

ShiWarrior · Wednesday at 11:06

i know its a photo, so it could be that, but the glass on that windscreen looks broken to me ?

Nabinium · Wednesday at 11:15

ShiWarrior said:
i know its a photo, so it could be that, but the glass on that windscreen looks broken to me ?

Can't see where it looks broken

JonRGV250 · Wednesday at 11:25

It wasn’t broken.

Akagi · 2025-12-11T22:13:36+0000

They wouldn't have noticed though.

tamzzy · 2025-12-12T10:43:57+0000

Or would the metal not have made an almighty scratch on the windscreen as it moves up and down

tom_e · 2025-12-12T10:49:01+0000

tamzzy said:
Or would the metal not have made an almighty scratch on the windscreen as it moves up and down

JonRGV250 said:
A bit, it was lucky the plastic clip was still on the arm otherwise it would have scratched the screen and possibly failed for that.

tamzzy · 2025-12-12T10:50:11+0000

@tom_e that'll teach me for skim reading lol :cry:

(Or rather didn't read at all!)