MOT (passed too easily?)

[Deleted User]

hi all

my other half has an approved used mini cooper which came with a free mot (and free mot repairs) at 6 mths as part of the purchase. well we went back to the dealer and got it serviced and mot'd, and it passed with flying colours (without any advisory notes etc).

the car is now in another garage 4 months later, (but hardly used as we have a new car - i.e. <300miles on the clock since the mot) and they have found, incidentally, that both rear brake pads are worn to only 2mm (legal limit is 1.5mm) and brake discs significantly corroded.

we plan to take this written report to the dealership who did the mot, and ask them to replace the brake pads/discs for free.

what should we do if they refuse? i have a feeling they will refuse, given the above!

thanks!

FreddieFrugal

When I bought my car it was given service and MoT - passed with flying covers. The only advisory note was 'diesel emissions too clean to measure'

Think salesman was expecting me to be happy and have a smiley face but I actually looked very concerned as it seemed very suspicious to me. Made me question if they'd done any of it properly or it was just a ploy to make me think I'd had a good deal.

Got a proper one this year anyway and everything was fine, just had front pads replaced. They were probably quite low last year as I haven''t done a ridiculous number of miles and certainly don't tend towards heavy braking.

FreddieFrugal

My old car also had a wheel on the wrong way. Inside on outside. That managed to get through at least 2 MoTs because it wasn't one that I had had changed at any point since buying it. Was finally picked up on the 3rd.

mattyprice4004

Deleted_User wrote: »

hi all

my other half has an approved used mini cooper which came with a free mot (and free mot repairs) at 6 mths as part of the purchase. well we went back to the dealer and got it serviced and mot'd, and it passed with flying colours (without any advisory notes etc).

the car is now in another garage 4 months later, (but hardly used as we have a new car - i.e. <300miles on the clock since the mot) and they have found, incidentally, that both rear brake pads are worn to only 2mm (legal limit is 1.5mm) and brake discs significantly corroded.

we plan to take this written report to the dealership who did the mot, and ask them to replace the brake pads/discs for free.

what should we do if they refuse? i have a feeling they will refuse, given the above!

thanks!

It's in the other garage's interests to drum up work. Plus what comeback do you have, it's 4 months after the MOT, and they're not even a failure yet!

4 months is enough time for brake discs to corrode, especially if not used much.

I expect you'll be laughed out of the dealership.

smashingyour...

Deleted_User wrote: »

hi all

my other half has an approved used mini cooper which came with a free mot (and free mot repairs) at 6 mths as part of the purchase. well we went back to the dealer and got it serviced and mot'd, and it passed with flying colours (without any advisory notes etc).

the car is now in another garage 4 months later, (but hardly used as we have a new car - i.e. <300miles on the clock since the mot) and they have found, incidentally, that both rear brake pads are worn to only 2mm (legal limit is 1.5mm) and brake discs significantly corroded.

we plan to take this written report to the dealership who did the mot, and ask them to replace the brake pads/discs for free.

what should we do if they refuse? i have a feeling they will refuse, given the above!

thanks!

either pay to have them replaced or get some proof it was like that when they sold it to you.

colino

Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Please understand an MOT tester is not there to put every car off of the road, in fact the mantra over the past few years, when older heads would have failed precautionally, is, "pass and advise". The very fact you do such low mileage coupled to the fact that your car passed the roller test 4 months ago (you've exceeded the period when VOSA would have been interested by 3 months) points to accelerated wear due to lack of use. Just think, you do a short distance, park up, disc starts to corrode (all mild steel ones do). Other drivers would be in the car more frequently, use the brakes more often and have a shinier, flat disc. You on the other hand have a higher, rougher, corrosion band to flatten out, wearing the pads then wearing the discs until the next cycle.
By all means take it back but they will point and laugh.

[Deleted User]

mattyprice - it's true, it's in the other garage's interest to drum up work. on the other hand it's also in the original dealership's interest not to 'notice' such things.

lol laughed out of the dealership that sounds funny.

photome

Deleted_User wrote: »

mattyprice - it's true, it's in the other garage's interest to drum up work. on the other hand it's also in the original dealership's interest not to 'notice' such things.

lol laughed out of the dealership that sounds funny.

But it didnt fail so why do you think the dealer should replace them

The pads are still legal and the discs have rusted because you havent used the car.

DKLS

The brake discs and pads are consumable parts, suck it up and get them changed.

[Deleted User]

colino, i'm not trying to wind people like you up but i must say you sound pretty wound up... i guess i'd not mentioned the _other_ things this garage tried to pull, minor 'permissible' stints which, after a while start to grate on you as the consumer.

you may think otherwise but i think my asking this question is wholly appropriate.

[Deleted User]

photome - good point, most useful answer