Common MOT failure points

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:25 am

My car (5g 2.2 vti) should be dropped off fo its MOT today, it'd be nice to know what it will fail on.

So, what are the common MOT failure points on these cars?

I already know it'll fail on a rear caliper, and this is quite common. Anything else?

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:29 am

Off the top of my head there arnt really any standout issues. Brakes are the biggest issue on a lude, they need serviced once a year ideally.

BigTom · Post by **BigTom** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:22 am

I've been looking at a lot of MOT histories recently in my search for a lude, and yeah, brakes as a whole seem to be the most common issue. And sometimes the suspension.

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:25 am

BigTom wrote:I've been looking at a lot of MOT histories recently in my search for a lude, and yeah, brakes as a whole seem to be the most common issue. And sometimes the suspension.

Ball joints and the like?

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:25 am

Things that wear out over their operational life and need replacing really - mine needs a front ball joint and a tyre replaced, otherwise it would've gone through no problemo

my brakes are borderline too, but it's presumably because of all the braking you have to do after VTEC

Otherwise as above really, they're quite solid cars

Also rust on 4th gens

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:27 am

^ actually, rust on any gen these days. Usually not an MOT fail though unless it gets really bad

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:40 am

iirc it's any rust that they can put their rust testing tool thing through within 30cm of suspension mounts, or something similar?? Have we got a resident MOT tester who knows

I should probably add that I doubt this would be a problem in any but the most neglected 5th gen

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:46 am

All 3 of my ludes have needed front drop links on the mot. Last MOT had an upper N/S wishbone and tie rod ends.

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:51 am

A1ex wrote:All 3 of my ludes have needed front drop links on the mot. Last MOT had an upper N/S wishbone and tie rod ends.

How many miles is on yours and what year is it?

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:04 am

A1ex wrote:All 3 of my ludes have needed front drop links on the mot. Last MOT had an upper N/S wishbone and tie rod ends.

This is more prevalent on lowered cars though. I'm on the original front droplinks for my 1994 lude.