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My car is going for an MOT?
But one of my brake lights has gone off, will it fail it's MOT if I dont get it fixed?
12 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes of course it will. Just pull into an garage and they will replace the bulb. It is always a good idea to carry a spare set of bulbs in your car incase of emergency
Good Luck , let us know if it passes ok :)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Assuming your car was first used after 1 January 1936 and
vehicles first used before 1 January 1971 must be fitted with one stop lamp either on or to the offside of the vehicle.
High level stop lamp i.e fitted in the rear window this is classed as one unit so as long as one bulb is working it is deemed to be a working brake light.
Most mot stations will replace the bulb if that is all that is required to pass the test. Then the mot tester will PRS the vehicle fail then pass the car.
Source(s): http://www.shippsgarage.co.uk/ - Lucky EllieLv 51 decade ago
Yes it wll fail. So put a new bulb in it.
Brake lights are there to warn people you are slowing down so they dont crash into you. So why wait until MOT time. Get it fixed ASAP
- HyperLv 51 decade ago
Course it will (assuming it's a modern car)!
Don't wait till the MOT to get it fixed. Its an important safety component.
Source(s): I work for VOSA on the MOT helpline. - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- SAPPERLv 51 decade ago
The vehicle handbook will tell you how to change a faulty bulb. Yes it could result in an MOT failure. Also it is illegal to drive a car with faulty lights. Change ASAP.
- Spike HLv 41 decade ago
yes it will definately fail its mot, easy fix either bulb replacement, if you ask at the car spares shop they will replace the bulb for you if you don't know how to do it.
- 1 decade ago
brake lights very important it is the law to have all lights operational change the bulb
- Lor24Lv 51 decade ago
yeah I would think so,nip it to a garage before and get it done,it'll be dead cheap. or ask the mot place to do it.