Take your annual MOT tester training and assessment
Taking your assessment
You can have your assessment at any point in the year, if you’ve done your training.
Book your assessment through one of these providers:
What happens at the assessment
You take the assessment online, for example at home or at the provider.
The test is 30 multiple-choice questions. It usually takes around 1 hour.
Read examples of the types of questions you’ll be asked.
You can use your notes and the MOT inspection manual during the assessment.
How much it costs
The cost of the assessment depends on your provider.
After your assessment
The pass mark for 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 is 80%. If you do not pass, there’s no limit on how many times you can take the assessment during the same year.
You get a certificate when you pass the assessment. Check your assessment provider has uploaded it to the ‘Annual assessment certificates’ section of your MOT testing service profile.
If your results have not been recorded correctly
Contact your assessment provider.
If your results are not uploaded by the end of the training year, your MOT testing account will be suspended. To unsuspend your account, you’ll need to:
- do the training
- pass the annual assessment
- request and pass an MOT demonstration test
If you do not pass your assessment in the training year
You’ll need to do the training and pass the annual assessment on the next year’s topics. For example, if you did not pass the 2023 to 2024 assessment you will need to pass the 2024 to 2025 assessment.
You must stop carrying out MOT tests if you have not passed by the end of the training year. Your MOT testing account will be suspended.
Once you’ve passed, you need to request and pass an MOT demonstration test. Your account will then be unsuspended.
Request a test online. You’ll need:
- your MOT testing service user ID
- the MOT centre number of where you want to take the test