I recently became another victim of the Teves 60 fault on my ESP which I've not had fixed yet (£££!). I need to get my car MOT'd soon and I was wondering if this fault would cause the car to fail? Am I going to have to bite the financial bullet and get it fixed first?

Simple answer,

yes it will fail. the ESP and ABS lights must both work as per the handbook.

Thanks mannyo...had a feeling that would probably be the case.

Skint-city here we come....! :(

Car is under 6 years old. Sales of goods act and your supplying dealer.

You certainly shouldn't be paying the lot if anything for it as it's a fault in the design or build quality. It's a case of when not if with those.

Might be worth calling these guys...

http://www.ecutesting.com/vw_golf_touran_abs_pump_module.html

I know lads with this problem who have just covered the light in the dash and in the switch with blue tac.

I'm not condoning or recommending this, but they have then presented the car for MOT and had no issues with it passing

Simple answer,

yes it will fail. the ESP and ABS lights must both work as per the handbook.

wrong the only the ABS lamp is part of the mot, it must come on when the car is started then go off when the engine is running, all other lamp are pass and advise for now, they will be part of the MOT at some point but not yet

wrong the only the ABS lamp is part of the mot, it must come on when the car is started then go off when the engine is running, all other lamp are pass and advise for now, they will be part of the MOT at some point but not yet

Actually I think mannyo is right - looks like the rules have changed as far as MOTs and warning lights go

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-servicing-repair/mot-changes-2012.html

in jan this year new parts of the test in annex A came in with the parts annex B to come later (esp ect)

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/Special%20Notice%2009-11.pdf

then this special notice came saying most of the new changes are coming in yet

http://www.dft.gov.u...Notice 3-12.pdf

Edited 19 September, 201213 yr by petetdi

I know lads with this problem who have just covered the light in the dash and in the switch with blue tac.

I'm not condoning or recommending this, but they have then presented the car for MOT and had no issues with it passing

So basically the MOT station in question is willing to pass a vehicle that is not fit for road use - It's not a matter of condoning, it's the fact the cowboys the "lads you know" went to see are probably quite willing to put onto the road vehicles which pose a real danger to people.

There should be emails being sent to the relevant authority organisations detailing these cowboys.

So basically the MOT station in question is willing to pass a vehicle that is not fit for road use - It's not a matter of condoning, it's the fact the cowboys the "lads you know" went to see are probably quite willing to put onto the road vehicles which pose a real danger to people.

There should be emails being sent to the relevant authority organisations detailing these cowboys.

It's nothing to do with the MOT station, as they were oblivious to any fault with the vehicle.

The people who I know who have done this to their cars have done it themselves.

Like I say I don't condone doing this, but it would help the op to pass his MOT and then rectify the fault at a later date when he has the funds to do so.

He is driving the car now with the fault, so covering the lights up will not make it any better or worse.

I know lads with this problem who have just covered the light in the dash and in the switch with blue tac.

I'm not condoning or recommending this, but they have then presented the car for MOT and had no issues with it passing

Surely that will fail as the light does not like up on the dash as it should.

But yes I have seen this in the past covering a warning light to hide an issue. Normally to see a car so always check the lights show in the first place.

Which brings me back to the point covering them should cause a fail as they are not lighting up....... If I've understood the new MOT rules.

Which brings me back to the point covering them should cause a fail as they are not lighting up....... If I've understood the new MOT rules.

Yeah, but that is only if the examiner notices that one light amongst all the others that come on and go off in that 1 second interval.

I think the main ones they would be looking at would be the EML or ABS etc

I recently became another victim of the Teves 60 fault on my ESP which I've not had fixed yet (£££!). I need to get my car MOT'd soon and I was wondering if this fault would cause the car to fail? Am I going to have to bite the financial bullet and get it fixed first?

Have you enquired about cost from a dealer?

You might well find providing you have a dealer service history then there is a goodwill contribution from Skoda.

Yeah, but that is only if the examiner notices that one light amongst all the others that come on and go off in that 1 second interval.

I think the main ones they would be looking at would be the EML or ABS etc

THE ONLY LIGHT CHECKED IS THE ABS THE NEW RULES ARE NOT INFORCE YET

plus the ABS still works when the presure sencor in the mk60 fails or the ABS lamp will come on to show a fault

Don't worry about the cost, Skoda UK should pay the full cost for this well known / documented design fault.

There are plenty of people on here with cars well out of warranty that have had them repaired FOC.

Don't bother with the dealer, give Skoda UK a call direct on 08457 745745 (option 4) and plead poverty!

Traction control light on won't fail the MOT, I passed an Octavia with this very same fault a week ago, the ABS light wasn't on so it was just an advise on the traction control light.

When the new stuff does eventually come in, this is how we'll be checking airbag lights:

The requirement for the SRS warning lamp to illuminate has been removed. Only if the lamp indicates a

system malfunction will the vehicle fail.

So if you've got a faulty airbag, it'll be fine for the MOT to remove/cover the warning light.

Surely an ESP fault would be a fail now though as it\'s all linked to the ABS system?

There are only two warning lights that are MOT testable at the moment, ABS and the rear fog lamp (the indicators if there is no audible warning). a traction control light is not an ABS light, despite them sharing a common system.