Airbag light and MOT

Gewens

Does anybody know if a car can pass an MOT with the airbag light on. I have a Fiat Brava and i am being told that it is a common fault and Fiat are not very good at getting this fixed. Some people have surgested taking the light out, but as i intend to sell this car after the MOT i would not do this.
Any helpappreciated,
Thanks
Glenn

RoCas

My car passed it's MOT in October with the airbag light on.

I also posted a thread some time ago regarding the airbag light fault and the replies to that might help you. It's at: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=279619

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Rikki

OH airbag light came on and stayed on. Eventually took it to the garage and it was just a loose connection.
He was told why the light was on the airbag won't function.

DavidHM

It's probably not a good idea to buy your car with a non-functioning airbag (or airbag light) so you'd probably want to get it fixed before sale.

I have to admit that I thought it was a fail but http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm seems to disagree with me.

Try a Bosch service centre, who have a good reputation for complex diagnostics: http://www.boschautoparts.co.uk/csMain.asp?c=4&d=1 to find your nearest.

Gewens

Thanks for your replies, also can i just take the new keeper slip from the registration document. I only brought this off ebay last week, so V5 is not with me yet.

saintjanet

I dont think it would be a problem with the MOT but it should be easy to sort it out at a competent garage.

DavidHM

If he was canny he would know: the airbag light is meant to come on when you turn the key in the ignition and then disappear... which isn't to say that most people would notice this of course.

northern_munky

A lot of cars have connectors for the airbag under the seats, if the seat has been adjusted then the connector can come loose, just check this isn't your problem before you get it looked at.

waster_2

Gewens wrote:

Thanks for your replies, also can i just take the new keeper slip from the registration document. I only brought this off ebay last week, so V5 is not with me yet.

MOT process is now computerised and you do not need any documents for the test.