Skip to main content
Guidance

MOT inspection checklist: cars and passenger vehicles

A checklist for MOT testers showing the items that need to be inspected during an MOT test for a car or passenger vehicle.

Updates to this page

From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published:
18 July 2013
Last updated:
4 March 2021
Show all updates

  1. Updated form so the pdf can be filled in digitally.

  2. Updated the checklist with that latest version which has an improved design and space to record the vehicle's make and model, and the vehicle's mileage.

  3. First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

MOT inspection checklist: cars and passenger vehicles

Ref: VT29

PDF, 167 KB, 1 page

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email accessible-formats@dvsa-publishing.zendesk.com. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The MOT inspection checklist is for MOT testers to use during MOT tests for cars and passenger vehicles. It lists the items that need to be inspected, including the:

  • interior checks
  • exterior checks
  • under the bonnet checks
  • under the vehicle checks
  • emissions checks
  • brake test checks

The MOT inspection manual tells you what standards you have to apply.

There’s separate guidance for drivers on what car parts are checked at an MOT.

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content