MOT Annual Assessment 2025/26 & Training Records

  • April 11, 2025

MOT Annual Assessment 2025/26 & Training Records – Testers are responsible for recording their annual training on the MOT testing service (MTS) via the User’s profile for the 2025 2026 and subsequent training years.

The online training records will be available to DVSA to review remotely.  With this in mind, it is advisable to record Mandatory Annual MOT Training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) notes online regularly.  Failure to record information regularly may adversely affect the individual Tester/Site RAG rating.

Note – a record of the time and date Testers update the training records is recorded by DVSA.

The pass mark for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 is 80%. If you do not pass, there’s no limit on how many times you can take the assessment during the same year.

If you test vehicles in Group A, you need to know about:

Group B (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles)

If you test vehicles in group B, you need to know about:

Groups A and B

If you test vehicles in both group A and group B, you need to study all the topics, train for at least 6 hours a year (instead of 3) and take 2 annual assessments.

How do I add a Training Record to my Profile Page?

From your profile page click on “Your Training Logs” section.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you will find your current training year is displayed.  A countdown is set out showing the mandatory hours required, versus the hours you’ve already completed.

When “Add Training” is selected the Tester is guided through 6 separate pages with specific questions covering the following topics:

    • Vehicle Class
    • Date of Training
    • Duration
    • Topics Covered
    • Type of Training
    • What you learned

Upon successfully answering the listed questions, the Tester will receive a prompt to save each response. The training duration recorded by the Tester will then be deducted from the Annual Mandatory training hours and displayed on the Tester’s training log.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is crucial for maintaining and enhancing professional competence.  AAL recommend CPD activities are also recorded via the MTS, to demonstrate Testers are keeping up to date with current practices and standards.

This additional information may include:

  • studying all relevant special notices (and acknowledge on MTS when required), the MOT testing guide, the Matters of Testing blog, emailed messages from DVSA and appropriate inspection manuals and their amendments
  • training on the use of any new or modified equipment installed at their VTS
  • studying or training on the significance and correct functioning of any new features that are introduced on vehicle types that they are likely to be asked to test
  • internal meetings/discussion on any MOT related topics

AEs must ensure that their testers’ training is up to date.  Consequently where a tester is assigned to more than one site, the AE must not assume the tester training records have been kept up to date.

To comply with Data Protection regulations and DVSA requirements, it is advisable to create a policy document that allows Authorised Examiners (AEs) to regularly view the Tester’s training record. Creating a clear and comprehensive policy document will help facilitate compliance and transparency.  If you require assistance creating a policy document contact us.

Please be aware Testers/Authorisations have to keep previous paper and electronic records (prior to those recorded on the MOT testing service) for 5 years. These must be made available to DVSA on request.

The paper training records must include:

  • the tester name and user ID
  • which groups the training covered
  • the date of the training
  • how long the training session lasted
  • what topics were covered during the session
  • notes on what you did, how you did and what you learned