Will my car fail its MOT if ..... ?
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I hate to post on the contrary as it only confuses things, but my old mans old rover 45 definately passed an MOT with the airbag warning light on. In a typical rip off henley garage too where they normally fail you for anything and everything they possibly can
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Put some tape over the lights on the dash
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Take the bulb out of the dash...
Soldato
AFAIK, ABS light = MOT fail.
I suppose you could just pretend your car doesn't have ABS by covering the LED as Nozzer said, if no light is showing there's nothing the tester can pull you up on.
Does the ABS actually work? With my old Civic the ABS didn't work when the LED was on, it wasn't just a faulty LED.
I suppose you could just pretend your car doesn't have ABS by covering the LED as Nozzer said, if no light is showing there's nothing the tester can pull you up on.
Does the ABS actually work? With my old Civic the ABS didn't work when the LED was on, it wasn't just a faulty LED.
Soldato
Pull the fuse on both. If the system doesn't have any power, there can't be a warning light for it!! 
Soldato
Sorry, Slime. I just giggle when people mention an "unsafe vehicle" because a driver aid is disabled. Mainly because 2/3 of my cars were built before these systems were ever invented and they've done just fine for 20-25 years without them......
Funny you should ask, my car passed its MOT yesterday with the traction control light blazing away.
Waiting for the part (a sensor that detects the steering wheel position) but the MOT testers weren't interested - simply not an issue.
Waiting for the part (a sensor that detects the steering wheel position) but the MOT testers weren't interested - simply not an issue.
Traction control and supplemental restraint systems (i.e. air bags and seat belt pre-tensioners) are not tested as part of the MOT.
ABS is part of the test however, and if the tester can see that ABS is fitted, he should check that the warning light comes on when the igntion is switched on and then goes out. Hence pulling the bulb or fuse out will not (or at least should not) let you pass the test.
ABS is part of the test however, and if the tester can see that ABS is fitted, he should check that the warning light comes on when the igntion is switched on and then goes out. Hence pulling the bulb or fuse out will not (or at least should not) let you pass the test.
Ok ill have to have special words with my M0T garage or ill try pulling out the fuse . Ive had no ABS for the last 3 months and it hasnt proved a problem. The ABS sensor on the fiesta is £200 and only a few months ago did i fix the bloody problem on my racing puma.
Cheers Guys
Sam
Cheers Guys
Sam
Mickey_D said:
Yes, i see your point, my defender doesnt have ABS either, or anything other than good old power and proper 4wd
However, if a car is made with it, and its faulty then its potentially dangerous as systems controlling braking and stability going wrong and doing their own thing can only really end in disaster.
Soldato
Mickey_D said:
heh, mine doesn't have the luxury of servo assisted brakes, let alone the fancy stuff. Still works after 20 years though.
Slime101 said:Yes, i see your point, my defender doesnt have ABS either, or anything other than good old power and proper 4wd
Think you've mixed up two posts there, you've mentioned a landy and power in the same sentence
(you forgot wieght and towrope btw )