Does this sound about right? MOT, Brakes & Tyres

sarah_barker

Hi all,

Just had a call from my local garage. My car (60 plate Ford Fiesta) is in for its MOT and has failed on brakes and tyres. Already knew the brakes were an issue so that's no surprise!

I've been quoted £340 for the MOT, replacement front disks and pads and two new mid-range tyres. Does this sound about right?

Thanks

DUTR

Test £50 ish
two tyres brand name £80 each ish
discs n pads?? Plus labour, sounds about rightish.

colino

If your not sure it needs tyres, check them. If you don't need tyres, never mind the rest, take the car elsewhere.

DUTR

colino wrote: »

If your not sure it needs tyres, check them. If you don't need tyres, never mind the rest, take the car elsewhere.

Some places will want to change the discs if they show any sign of scoring. Some people will wait until a MOT fail or other before commencing any maintainence work.

forgotmyname

Were the front tyres worn? How many miles have you done since the last service? Any advisory on the brakes?

DUTR

forgotmyname wrote: »

Were the front tyres worn? How many miles have you done since the last service? Any advisory on the brakes?

I didn't think you would get an advisory for brakes, they are usually efficient or not, and without leaks.

mcjordi

DUTR wrote: »

I didn't think you would get an advisory for brakes, they are usually efficient or not, and without leaks.

advisorys on brake discs are common... ie slight pitting and what not

forgotmyname

DUTR wrote: »

I didn't think you would get an advisory for brakes, they are usually efficient or not, and without leaks.

I wasnt very clear on that. What i actually meant was from the last service. Mine normally give an idication on miles or time if not teh actual thickness.

But yeah for the MOT you can have pads that are near their limit or scored discs that are not enough to warrant a fail.

Alfrescodave

Does the £340 include VAT? if so, I'd be happy with that figure

poipo

tyres are about ~100quid for good tyres.
brake discs ~40quid for pair, pads about 20quid , and about 1hour to change it all comes to about 200 max. Let's just say I have seen worse quotes.

mcpitman

sarah_barker wrote: »

Hi all,

Just had a call from my local garage. My car (60 plate Ford Fiesta) is in for its MOT and has failed on brakes and tyres. Already knew the brakes were an issue so that's no surprise!

I've been quoted £340 for the MOT, replacement front disks and pads and two new mid-range tyres. Does this sound about right?

Thanks

Sounds about right to me....