Annual MOT Assessment Topics for 2023-24
Find out what topics to train on for the 2023-24 exam
The 2023-24 DVSA annual training and exam year starts on 1st April 2023 and ends on 31st March 2024. Following on from the previous 7 years, the proposals for the 2023-24 year is to include the following:
The annual MOT exam topics for vehicle classes 1&2 are:
(Group A)
Registering a Vehicle for Test
- Correctly identifying the vehicle and the class of vehicle;
- What to do if the vehicle identification number (VIN) or registration does not match;
- Whether you can test the vehicle if you find a fault during a pre-check, for example if the fuel cap or door will not open;
- What to do if the vehicle has been incorrectly registered for test;
- What to do if the incorrect registration has been recorded;
- What to do if the vehicle cannot fit on your equipment due to its wheelbase, distance between wheels, lowered, length or size;
- What to do if the vehicle’s mileage is not clear;
- What to do if the vehicle is the wrong colour and how to change the record of its colour;
- What to do if the wrong model variant is noticed on the first test;
- How to create a new test (first test);
- Q plates.
Use of Equipment
- Calibration of equipment;
- What to do if the equipment stops working;
- What to do when the decelerometer is sent for calibration;
- How to raise or jack vehicles;
- Aligning headlamp equipment/distance from beam tester.
Test Procedures
- What to do if the vehicle is damaged during the test;
- What to do if the headlamp patterns on the vehicle are different from those in the appropriate manual;
- Which checks and standards apply to vehicles fitted with spoked wheels;
- Whether you can test the vehicle if the fuel cap or door does not open during the pre-check.
The MOT Inspection manual for motorcycles and sidecars
- Declining or refusing a test;
- When to abandon or abort a test, whether a fee can be charged, and what action to take if the test cannot be completed;
- Whether a vehicle can be refused or declined if the vehicle is exempt from testing but the customer still wants to have it tested;
- What happens if an exempt vehicle fails its MOT test;
- MOTs for vehicles not fitted with lights;
- Engine oil leaks identified during a pre-check;
- Battery leaks (standard and hybrid/full electric);
- What can be done if a vehicle was mistakenly tested by the VTS before it was due (for example, a one year old vehicle with a private plate tested by the site in error);
- Whether you can still be a tester if you lose your licence due to a medical condition;
- What to do if a customer requests an MOT test for a vehicle with a police or DVSA prohibition notice on it;
- What to do if the presenter does not know the weight or power output of the vehicle.
Example subjects
- An additional stop lamp fitted to a top box but not working (wiring visible/not visible);
- Mirrors that are fitted but broken, or cannot be adjusted to provide a view to the rear;
- Chopper style bikes fitted with lamps but no indicators;
- Imported bikes (2012) with combined indicator/stop lamps.
The annual MOT exam topics for vehicle classes 4&7 are:
(Group B)
Registering a Vehicle for Test
- Correctly identifying the vehicle and the class of vehicle;
- What to do if the vehicle identification number (VIN) or registration does not match;
- Whether you can test the vehicle if you find a fault during a pre-check, for example if the fuel cap or door will not open;
- What to do if the vehicle has been incorrectly registered for test;
- What to do if the incorrect registration has been recorded;
- What to do if the vehicle cannot fit on your equipment due to its wheelbase, distance between wheels, lowered, length or size;
- What to do if the vehicle’s mileage is not clear;
- What to do if the vehicle is the wrong colour and how to change the record of its colour;
- What to do if the wrong model variant is noticed on the first test;
- How to create a new test (first test);
- Q plates.
Use of Equipment
- Calibration of equipment;
- What to do if the equipment stops working;
- What to do if connected equipment is not working correctly;
- What to do when the decelerometer is sent for calibration;
- Testing in manual mode;
- How to raise or jack vehicles;
- Aligning headlamp equipment/distance from beam tester.
Test Procedures
- What to do if the vehicle is damaged during the test;
- What to do if the headlamp patterns on the vehicle are different from those in the appropriate manual;
- Which checks and standards apply to vehicles fitted with spoked wheels;
- Which standards to apply to Q plates (date of first use, horn, emission smoke);
- Whether you can test the vehicle if the fuel cap or door does not open during the pre-check.
The MOT Inspection manual for cars and passenger vehicles
- Declining or refusing a test;
- When to abandon or abort a test, whether a fee can be charged, and what action to take if the test cannot be completed;
- Whether a vehicle can be refused or declined if the vehicle is exempt from testing but the customer still wants to have it tested;
- What happens if an exempt vehicle fails its MOT test;
- MOTs for vehicles not fitted with lights;
- Engine oil leaks identified during a pre-check;
- Battery leaks (standard and hybrid/full electric);
- What can be done if a vehicle was mistakenly tested by the VTS before it was due (for example, a one year old vehicle with a private plate tested by the site in error);
- What to do if a vehicle has more than one different VIN but appears to be standard in all other aspects, is a multistage build or has been subject to a conversion;
- Whether you can still be a tester if you lose your licence due to a medical condition;
- What to do if a customer requests an MOT test for a vehicle with a police or DVSA prohibition notice on it;
- What to do if the presenter does not know the weight or power output of the vehicle.
Example subjects
- What to do if the headlamp levelling device on a motor caravan is not working;
- Class 7 vehicle tyre load capacity, axle weights and speed rating;
- Whether a car over 3000kg can be tested at a class 4 site;
- Whether motor caravans can be tested at a class 4 site;
- The maximum unladen weight of dual-purpose vehicles;
- Whether a pickup vehicle fitted with a 5th wheel can be tested as class 4 or 7;
- What class of vehicle a minibus with 8 passenger seats and wheelchair tracking for 6 additional wheelchairs would be;
- Checking imported vehicles that cannot have a standard size number plate fitted to them.
Important
The above topics need to cover a minimum of 3 hours and a record of this training must be kept by the MOT tester for inspection by the DVSA. If a tester is qualified as both a Group A and Group B tester, they must carry out a total of 6 hours of training ensuring they cover the minimum requirement of 3 hours per vehicle class group.
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