Stop lamp: pre-2018 MOT
This is pre-2018 MOT wording. The defect categories changed on 20 May 2018.
Partly now called Stop lamp. The rest has no direct match.
14 pre-2018 fail items.
| Old wording | Inspection manual | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | A stop lamp inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | Stop lamp all missing (dangerous) |
| Stop lamp has a product on the lens so it is not visible from a reasonable distance | A stop lamp not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | No direct match |
| Stop lamp has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance | A stop lamp not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | No direct match |
| Stop lamp not working | A stop lamp inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | Stop lamp not working (major) |
| Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance | A stop lamp not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Stop lamp missing | A stop lamp missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the rear | Stop lamp missing (major) |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp | a stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp | Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (major) |
| Stop lamp insecure | A stop lamp missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the rear | Stop lamp insecure (minor) |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | A stop lamp shows other than a steady red light to the rear when any service brake is applied, or remains on when the brake is released | Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released (dangerous) |
| Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light | A stop lamp shows other than a steady red light to the rear when any service brake is applied, or remains on when the brake is released | Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light (major) |
| Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance | A stop lamp not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Stop lamp obscured more than 50% | a stop lamp obscured so that less than 50% of the lamp illuminating surface is visible from the rear | Stop lamp light intensity significantly reduced (major) |
| Stop lamp obviously incorrectly positioned | A stop lamp missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the rear | Stop lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (minor) |
| Stop lamp does not face the rear | A stop lamp missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the rear | Stop lamp does not face the rear (minor) |
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)
- Headlamp aim (Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment) (16)
- 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)
- Trailer electrical socket (4)
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