{"id":37,"date":"2026-10-16T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/mot-fails\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:48:13","slug":"mot-fails","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/mot\/mot-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Common MOT fails"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37\" class=\"elementor elementor-37\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acebbba e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acebbba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d81cdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d81cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e43c4 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85e43c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common MOT fails<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c1a1f lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9c1a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most fails are small things you can check on the drive. These are the ones we see every week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af4370 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2af4370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"fails\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae8aa67 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae8aa67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c9322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c9322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seen in the MOT bay every week<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea4756 e-con-full lt-rows e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea4756\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ba3e e-grid e-con-full lt-sign e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d1ba3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d56fcc lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d56fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lights and signals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7bab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7bab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A blown bulb, a cracked lens or a headlamp aimed too high.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e4eed e-grid e-con-full lt-sign e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5e4eed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f446d01 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f446d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tyres<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc09f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc09f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tread under 1.6 mm, a cut in the sidewall or the wrong size on one axle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68e97f e-grid e-con-full lt-sign e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a68e97f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b9508 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b9508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brakes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5fc2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c5fc2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uneven braking side to side, or a handbrake that does not hold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2be7c5 e-grid e-con-full lt-sign e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2be7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d948ee7 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d948ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956214e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956214e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Worn wiper blades, an empty washer bottle, a chip in the driver&#8217;s view.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed68e08 e-grid e-con-full lt-sign e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed68e08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86175e9 lt-h4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86175e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Suspension<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2b607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2b607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A broken coil spring or a worn ball joint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc1a71 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cc1a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"guides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fbd56 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13fbd56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a0a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26a0a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check before the test<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cde58 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cde58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three short guides to the things worth five minutes on the drive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bae41 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4bae41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3b7eb lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e3b7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/mot\/mot-fails\/lights-wipers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lights and wipers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb8799 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6eb8799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/mot\/mot-fails\/tyres-wheels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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e-parent\" data-id=\"010a96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"book-mot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba670c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eba670c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4408d13 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4408d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book the MOT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6b4bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b6b4bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0fd2f4 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0fd2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About an hour in the bay. Wait in the office or leave the car with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25abe8 e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f25abe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a79c25 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a79c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/book-in\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an MOT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a44bbe lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a44bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/mot\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MOT testing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/38"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-garage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}