Headlamp aim (Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment): pre-2018 MOT
This is pre-2018 MOT wording. The defect categories changed on 20 May 2018.
Now called Headlamp aim (Headlamp aim).
16 pre-2018 fail items.
| Old wording | Inspection manual | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect | Projected beam image obviously incorrect | Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (major) |
| Headlamp aim does not move downwards when dipped (British American headlamp) | when dipped the brightest part of the image does not move downward. | Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (major) |
| Headlamp aim too high | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too high (major) |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (major) |
| Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (major) |
| Headlamp aim too low | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too low (major) |
| Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (major) |
| Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (major) |
| Headlamp aim too far to the right | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too far to the left (major) |
| Headlamp aim too far to the left | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too far to the left (major) |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (major) |
| Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users | A headlamp which does not conform to diagrams 1, 2 or 3 that has a beam image which is aimed so that it dazzles other road users. | Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (major) |
| Headlamp aim headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (major) |
| Headlamp aim headlamp not in good working order light output severely reduced | Amalgamation of failures for all headlamp testers | Headlamp aim too low (major) |
| Headlamp aim not in a clean condition affecting light output | an obligatory main or dipped beam headlamp not in good working order and in clean condition, i.e. damaged or deteriorated to such an extent that the light output is well below that required to illuminate the road ahead | Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (major) |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen | The beam image contains a "Kick up" that is not visible on the screen. | Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (major) |
Current names are the closest match by wording and part. The DVSA publishes no official old-to-new table.
Other pre-2018 parts in Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- Battery (2)
- All direction indicators (13)
- Individual lamps (17)
- Side repeaters (16)
- Switch (Flashing type) (4)
- Tell tales (Flashing type) (2)
- Arm (4)
- Switch (Semaphore) (3)
- Tell tales (Semaphore) (2)
- Electrical wiring (10)
- Lamp (5)
- Switch (Hazard warning) (3)
- Tell tale (Hazard warning) (1)
- British american (dip) (4)
- British american (main) (6)
- European (7)
- Pre 1950 (1)
- Headlamp aim not tested (1)
- Dipswitch (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (17)
- Headlamp cleaning device (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp levelling device (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Main beam 'tell-tale' (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (1)
- Matched pair (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (4)
- Switch (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (3)
- Dipswitch (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (17)
- Headlamp cleaning device (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp levelling device (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Main beam 'tell-tale' (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (1)
- Matched pair (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (4)
- Switch (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (3)
- Horn (12)
- All position lamps (8)
- Front lamps (15)
- Rear lamps (16)
- Switch (Position lamps) (5)
- Fog lamp (16)
- Switch (Rear fog lamp) (4)
- Tell tale (Rear fog lamp) (2)
- Rear reflectors (9)
- Registration plate lamp (8)
- Stop lamp (14)
- Trailer electrical socket (4)
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