MOT Testing Standards
The most recently conducted MOT Compliance Survey reveals a disturbing MOT Testing Standards trend. In 2021-2022 1732 vehicles were subject of retesting by DVSA Vehicle Examiners. The retests took place at the VTS where the vehicles were originally tested to establish if the correct standards were being applied.
DVSA examiners disagreed with the MOT test outcomes in 12% of the retests.
- 2% of the cars failed by MOT Testers should have passed
- 10% of the cars passed by MOT testers should have failed
As a direct result, potentially there are 1.29 million vehicles being driven on UK roads with defects.
The list below outlines the most common failure categories where DVSA disagreed with Vehicle Testing Station test results
Testing Category Number of Defects Disagreed
Tyres 734
Brakes 660
Suspension 642
Lights, reflectors and electrics 422
Noise, emissions and leaks 171
Body, chassis and structure 164
Visibility 142
Steering 92
Vehicle Identification 46
Seatbelts 45
Wheels 27
On the positive side, the vast majority of MOT testers carry out testing to high standards. To maintain high testing standards, it is advisable Testers complete their MOT and CPD training early in the training year and regularly review Tester Quality Information (TQI) and Tester failure and advisory patterns . The statistics and information gleaned from the TQI and MOT Test Logs should drive the Quality Control (QC) examinations.
We regularly assist our clients by preparing individual Tester QC proformas based on TQI and MOT Test Log data. Contact us now to see how we can assist your VTS to maintain high MOT Testing Standards Contact Us
For further information on the current MOT statistics see MOT testing data for Great Britain – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)