mot fail or not?

[mike-evans]

my girlfriend has run her pads right down so theres no material on them. When i had a look at it the other day im prety sure the score is in the centre of where the pad material is, approx 1-1.5 mm wide, wil i get away with just putting new pads on it, or wil it fail the mot which is due next week due to the scored disc? Or do i have to change the discs aswel?

 

[172cupwizard]

They could just warn you, depends how deep it is.

 

[Budgie]

Get some pics up.

 

[Tucker]

yeah pics of your girlfriend would definatley help.

 

[Riley!]

depends on assessor TBH, as with everything with a MOT

 

[maynard]

i think if the pad depth is less then 1.5 mm then yeah that's a fail. i saw a mot fail sheet someone brought in for some parts at work today and im pretty sure that's what it said.

 

[Jonff]

depends on assessor TBH, as with everything with a MOT

+1

I managed to get an Escort with a buckled rear wheel through an M.O.T and the place I went to has a reputation for being strict. All I got was an advisory.

 

[LouisQ]

If the disc surface is pitted or scored it should fail

 

[Tom84]

yeh if there metal to metal its a fail, below 1.5mm is the rule but you have to guess it really as you cant really see.

oh and a buckled wheel is not a fail unless it causes the tyre to catch on something etc

 

[mike-evans]

ok guys, the score sits about 20mm in from the edge of the disc so roughly in the center of the area that the pad wil contact, appox 1.5-2mm wide, 1-1.5mm deep, and it is only on the outside edge of the drivers side disc, other side of the disc is fine and the passenger disc is fine.. As for pads, i bought a set earlier to fit tomorow, but i dont know wether to change the discs or if it wil pass with the current ones on it?

 

[Alastair.]

get new discs mate, they arent that much, i always fir need discs on all my cars when i change the pads.

 

[adam1942]

id get one even just to put my mind at risk just in case i had to break extremly hard!

 

[Kiev85]

if this is on one of the rear disks, id change it asap...

they are very thin..and fragile...

not the best..