Does mot tester look at previous test result prior of test?

what7

My car passed its MOT with zero advisory which is a suprise. I know advisory can be over-cautious by the tester.

Last year my car has below advisory and I haven't fixed any of it.

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Rear Coil spring corroded N/S and O/S (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Rear Exhaust silencer corroded

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured O/S and N/S (4.4.3 (a))

AdrianC

An advisory is something that's passed the test, but the tester thinks you should be aware of.

Last year's tester clearly thought those worth telling you about. This year's clearly didn't.
Nobody's done anything wrong - they just have different opinions of what should be advised.

...and, no, the tester doesn't see last year's test. No need to - they test what's parked there in front of them on the day.

Biggus_Dickus

@what7

An awful lot of advisories that have apparently remedied themselves!

Have you seen that Stephen King film ‘Christine’?;...I think you need to consider the possibility that your car has been possessed by a demonic entity. 😮

BOWFER

With regard to the shock, it's possible it's completely devoid of oil now, so none left in it to display as a mist to the new tester!
Which means that wheel will be pattering away uncontrolled and actually touching the road far less than it should.
Not good.

iainscomputer

AdrianC said:

An advisory is something that's passed the test, but the tester thinks you should be aware of.

Last year's tester clearly thought those worth telling you about. This year's clearly didn't.
Nobody's done anything wrong - they just have different opinions of what should be advised.

...and, no, the tester doesn't see last year's test. No need to - they test what's parked there in front of them on the day.

We bought a very cheap Honda Civic & when we took it for its MOT, the tester did look to see the previous years advisories & went straight to the rear trailing arm bush to check that 1st.
It did still pass though!

MalMonroe

Results of MOTs are all online now so I think it's just a matter of whether or not an MOT tester has the time or inclination to look at the previous year's result. They don't have to.

Obviously an MOT station is going to just test those parts which are on the official list as necessary to be tested because why bother doing an in depth exam when it's not necessary?

But everyone always tells you (or is that just me?) that an MOT is not necessarily proof of a car's roadworthiness and you should always have your car serviced at least once a year.

Maybe your car is way overdue a servicing. You know it makes sense to treat it to one because your safety and your family's safety is very important. That's the only reason I splash out on regular servicing, keeping us all safe. It's foolish to be cavalier about such things, imo.

fred246

Pity that MOT testing has most of the aspects of a well regulated profession whereas garage servicing is the total opposite. Can't rely on anything being done.

what7

BOWFER said:

With regard to the shock, it's possible it's completely devoid of oil now, so none left in it to display as a mist to the new tester!
Which means that wheel will be pattering away uncontrolled and actually touching the road far less than it should.
Not good.

I had it full serviced a month before MOT. Is it something they top up?

AdrianC

what7 said:

BOWFER said:

With regard to the shock, it's possible it's completely devoid of oil now, so none left in it to display as a mist to the new tester!
Which means that wheel will be pattering away uncontrolled and actually touching the road far less than it should.
Not good.

I had it full serviced a month before MOT. Is it something they top up?

No - the only solution is to replace the pair.

EssexExile

what7 said:

BOWFER said:

With regard to the shock, it's possible it's completely devoid of oil now, so none left in it to display as a mist to the new tester!
Which means that wheel will be pattering away uncontrolled and actually touching the road far less than it should.
Not good.

I had it full serviced a month before MOT. Is it something they top up?

Don't worry about it. The "light misting" of oil has been covered up by a year's worth of dirt.

Ganga

I had an advisory for two years that rear springs had rust/corrosion ,i fitted new ones and two years later had the same advisories ,still passed and i know the rear springs are 100% .