From the 20 May this year, the MOT test has changed in several ways.
So there’ll be some changes to the content of the MOT. Although the basic essence of the MOT is staying the same, there will be some changes to content.
There’ll also be changes to the defect categories, which vehicles pass and fail for, and the documentation that we issue at the end of an MOT will be changing to reflect that.
So there’s now going to be three defect categories: dangerous, major and minor. So for dangerous and major defects the vehicle will fail, for minor defects the vehicle won’t fail and of course, you’ll still be able to have advisories for those components that aren’t yet defective but are wearing or on their way out.
The MOT documentation will be changing to reflect the new defect categories and also try and explain things much more clearly to motorists about what they need to do to their vehicle.
So if a vehicle fails the defects will be categorised on the failure documentation as dangerous, major or minor. If a vehicle passes, any minor defects will also be shown on the pass certificate, together with any advisories.
The changes to the content of the MOT can be found on the DVSA website.
