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will my car fail the MOT if you can`t read the mileometer

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  • hiqed
    hiqed Posts: 18 Forumite
    no it is not a fail !!!
    an mot is a test of the basic safety standard of a car.
    how would it make the car unsafe! it wouldnt
    it just says not displayed!
    hope this helps
  • fto
    fto Posts: 588 Forumite
    Just for future reference, it passed...
    Did put half a page of advisories on the Mot,which look terrible!.
    Anyway going on Ebay now.
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    ariba10 wrote: »
    I would think it would fail.

    Since about 1936 a vehicle must have an instrument to tell the driver it's speed.

    But that doesn't mean it's testable on an MOT. Speedometer and odometer are not testable items.
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