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==Background==
 
==Background==
 
This is a list of different things which people have failed their MOT's on.
 
This is a list of different things which people have failed their MOT's on.
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*Check Ball Joints for Play
 
*Check Ball Joints for Play
  
[[Category:Capri_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Reference]]
[[Category:Capri_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Mk1]]
[[Category:Capri_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Mk2]]
 
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[[Category:Mk3]]
[[Category:Cortina_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Petrol]]
[[Category:Cortina_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Diesel]]
[[Category:Cortina_Mk3]]
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[[Category:4 Cylinder]]
[[Category:Cortina_Mk4]]
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[[Category:V6]]
[[Category:Cortina_Mk5]]
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[[Category:Tips]]
 
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[[Category:Cougar_Mk1]]
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[[Category:C-Max_Mk1]]
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[[Category:C-Max_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk4]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk5]]
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[[Category:Escort_Mk6]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk4]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk5]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk6]]
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[[Category:Fiesta_Mk7]]
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[[Category:Focus_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Focus_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Focus_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Fusion_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Galaxy_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Galaxy_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Galaxy_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Granada_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Granada_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Granada_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Ka_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Ka_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Kuga_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Mondeo_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Mondeo_Mk2]]
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[[Category:Mondeo_Mk3]]
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[[Category:Mondeo_Mk4]]
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[[Category:Puma_Mk1]]
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[[Category:S-Max_Mk1]]
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[[Category:Sierra_Mk1]]
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 24 March 2011

Background

This is a list of different things which people have failed their MOT's on.

Checklist

  • Lights front
  • Indicators
  • Side Repeaters
  • Side Lights
  • Dip Beam
  • Main Beam
  • Hazard Lights
  • Lights rear
  • Indicators ss
  • Side Lights
  • Number Plate Light
  • Brake Light
  • Rear Fog
  • Front Screen
  • Wipers Wipe the Screen ok
  • Washers Work and Hit the Screen in Right Place
  • A Chip on the Screen Depends on Size and Where
  • A Crack Usually Means a New Screen

Others

  • Fuel Flap Opens
  • Condition of Rubber Seal on Petrol Cap
  • Check Seat Belts Push in ok and Lock When you Pull the Belt
  • Check Condition of Belt i.e. NO Splits
  • Check Tyres for Wear
  • Inner/Outer Edges Slight Wear Might be ok
  • Check C/V Boots Inner/Outer
  • Steering Rack Boots
  • Check Pads and Discs for Bad Wear
  • Bonnet Opens
  • Exhaust Does not have a Bad Blow and Excess Corrosion
  • Check Door Mirrors as a Distorted Drives Side one will Fail the MOT
  • Seat Belt Stalk Trim (no kidding, just glued the thing on and it's been fine since)
  • Excess Corrosion on Brake Lines
  • Brake Hoses Rubbing on Tyres (turn the wheel to full lock both ways to check)
  • Excess Corrosion on Power Steering Lines (especially cooler lines)
  • Pedal Rubbers
  • Roll Bar Bushings
  • Rear Roll Bar Bushing Links on the Mk 1's
  • Tie Rod Ends (inner as well, in the rack, shake the steering back and forth and check for movement)
  • Check Ball Joints for Play