MOT Failure - Repair Cost

D0SH

Hi All,

I had purchased my first car a few months back.
The car's MOT was refused for the following reasons:

1. Offside front position lamp not working
2. Offside headlamp aim too high
3. Nearside headlamp aim too low
4. Nearside front windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid
5. Offside front windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid
6. Nearside track rod end ball joint has excessive play
7. Nearside front coil spring broken
8. Nearside rear passenger door doesnt latch securely closed
9. Nearside front constant velocity joint is insecure
10. Offside front constant velocity joint is insecure

The service centre who did the MOT have given an estimate of £450 to fix all the above. Is it a fair price, If not, how much should it be?

Many thanks.
D0SH

facade

Sounds dear, but some are fiddly jobs that could take hours.

1) could be a bulb gone, or could be an awkward wiring fault.
2) & 3) might be 5 minutes with an allen key, or 10minutes to fit the bulbs properly, or might be broken mounts on the headlamps that need the whole lamp rplacing/bodging up.
4&5 might be low washer fluid, a kinked pipe, or need a new pump.
6) & 7) probably an hours work, plus anything from £50 for parts.
8) could be an adjustment with a hammer, or need a new lock.
9) & 10) likely need new clips, which if it is a Corsa, these fell off anyway, and Vauxhall do a replacement band that breaks to slip on then rejoins and crimps up quicker than you can read this.

Can't you have a look at the easy jobs yourself?
Otherwise take the failure sheet to a local backstreet garage (not a main dealer, or one with a shiny High Street look) and ask for a quote.

Inner_Zone

Sound's cheap to me! Yet another Mystic Meg post.

colino

That's a bargain to get a Hummer MOT.

D0SH

Thanks for the replies.
Missed mentioning the car details in the initial post - its a Renault Scenic.

skivenov

Doesn't seem unfair.

facade

Its a renault.

It will be an awkward wiring fault then.....

arcon5

Insecure joint? Or gaitor?

D0SH

It doesn't mention gaitor. All it says is velocity joint is insecure.

forgotmyname

You never noticed items 1,2,3,4,5 and 8 with your daily/weekly checks?

How often do you check your lights, tyres and oil and other fluids?

D0SH

Its my first car and I have hardly used it a few times.
Have had it only since 2 months.