Will my tyres and rims fail MOT?

fondsauce

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This is my first MOT ever and I am unsure whether the damage to the sidewall and rim to my left front and back wheels will cause it to fail. I don't think any chords are showing. I am not sure why my left back wheel is like that but my front was damaged when I hit a kerb at about 30-40 mph trying to avoid a HGV in a very narrow road 2 months back. I have not noticed any leak in the tyres as I regularly check the pressure with a gauge cold.

I have done the normal checks like brake lights, horns, seat belt, doors etc and it is all fine.

I also unfortunately got a dent near my tailgate from god knows what after parking it where I normally park it every day and there is no note or anything. Will that cause an MOT fail?

I unfortunately only have 2 weeks before I go on a summer break for 2 months and my MOT will expire in early September, so I am unsure whether I can fix the dent in time and go for MOT before I leave. If it is likely to pass I think I will get my friend to do my MOT while I am away.

Thanks

missile

Dent is not an MOT item

I would guess your tyres will pass

AdrianC

MOT fail or not, that's not a happy tyre. I'd be seriously considering replacement.


No, a trivial dent won't cause a fail - only if there's a sharp edge.

Full tester's manual, telling you what's tested, how, and what the fail criteria is:

https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/class3457/

Jackmydad

AdrianC wrote: »

MOT fail or not, that's not a happy tyre. I'd be seriously considering replacement.


No, a trivial dent won't cause a fail - only if there's a sharp edge.

Full tester's manual, telling you what's tested, how, and what the fail criteria is:

https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/class3457/

There are two tyres there with sidewall damage.
I wouldn't be driving on either of them, fail or not.

Joe_Horner

The dent will be fine

The rims will be fine

The tyres can't tell from the photos. If you (carefully) "lift" the flaps of rubber, can you see any sign of fabric exposed?

• If you can they should fail.
  
• If you can't (ie: the damage is only to the rubber and doesn't exposed the cord structure) then they should pass.

AdrianC

Jackmydad wrote: »

There are two tyres there with sidewall damage.
I wouldn't be driving on either of them, fail or not.

Ah, you're right. I missed the other one...





Yeh, not great either.

OP - give up the touch-parking. It's going to get expensive on tyres that shallow.

fondsauce

Thanks everyone for the advice. I will have a proper look at my tyres again for cords and will replace them if needed. Shame since they got quite a bit of tread on them. Yeah it doesn't help that these are skinny tyres, I wish I got the smaller wheels on this car but many of them come with these big wheels in the used market.
I'm not sure why I keep damaging my left side. I rarely have to parallel park, and even if I do I park on the right side of the road because it is much easier

This is the info I got about tyre cuts:

You can use a blunt instrument to open a cut in the tyre to check for exposed ply or cord as long as you don't cause further damage.

When assessing cuts in a tyre, it is permissible to check whether a cut is deep enough to reach the play or cord by using a blunt instrument to open the cut taking care not to cause further damage.

The following criteria should be used when assessing a cut in a tyre:

any ply or cord that can be seen without touching the tyre – fail
if by folding back rubber or opening a cut with a blunt instrument, so as not to cause further damage, exposed ply or cord can be seen irrespective of the size of the cut – fail
if a cut which is more than 25mm or 10% of the section width whichever is the greater, is opened with a blunt instrument and cords can be felt but not seen – fail

missile

I rarely have to parallel park, and even if I do I park on the right side of the road because it is much easier

really <LOL>

greyteam1959

You want to drive around on those tyres ??
I certainly would not.......

Le_Kirk

Your existing MOT certificate will tell you the earliest you can have another MOT carried out and maintain continuous certification.

Raxiel

On my last car the tyres had an extra wide lip of rubber adjacent to the rim marked as 'Rim Protection'. While they may have prevented more scuffs appearing on the (already pretty grotty) alloy, they did seem much more sensitive to damage than any other tyre I've driven on.
When the wheel gets kerbed it has the effect of shearing off the extra material. What's left behind the tear is the same thickness as you'd find on an 'ordinary' tyre.


I discussed it with my mechanic/tester and he was of the opinion that damage in this area is nothing to worry about from a safety point of view.