Will my car fail its MOT because the electric windows do not work?
Satellite John
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My four year old Audi A4 TDI has had quite a hard life, doing some 92,000 miles and the damn electric windows have failed (all 4). The MOT is due soon, so I would be very grateful if anybody knows if electric windows tested in an MOT test? Will it fail because they are not working?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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I know, it is really bad reliability. They failed at different times over about a year. I think it might have been my children playing with them.
I don't know if yours has but some Audi's have a round cover on the door panel that you can put the sunroof winder handle in., to get them up and down manually...
I know people that have had problems with the switches too.
I don't think the opening of windows is checked in the MOT. Have a look at this checklist:
http://www.welcomecar.co.uk/web/cars/mot.html
What would you do if your car plummeted into a river? (Not that this will happen! )
You need to be able to open the windows so the door will open (the water pressure will stop it otherwise).
Get them fixed
"Apart from the front windscreen, no other windows on a vehicle have to be checked for the MOT."
No It's wrong.... I run and own a garage that does MOTs; we have failed NO LESS THAN 2 PEOPLE this year alone for broken eletric windows.
Then advise them if they're wrong.
It's these misconceptions about eletrical faults that lead to several thousand 'A' - 'G' reg cars being left on the road, unlawfully, each year. It is a serious risk to health and I feel I may start a campaign to root out those who do not perform proper MOT tests.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/MotArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10016070&chk=vzsMb2
If non-functioning electric windows should indeed cause a car to fail its MOT, I'd be interested to see evidence for this.
I have never seen an MOT tester check for operation of the windows, I have never seen this test published as part of the MOT check list and, as far as I am aware, there is no legal requirement for a vehicle to be fitted with opening side windows; I imagine you'd be slightly bu&&ered if you run a security company with fixed bullet proof side windows in it's vehicles.
I doubt electrical windows would work under water anyway............
Maybe this is what the pessimists among us should get:
http://www.lifehammer.com/
I'm a little disappointed that the Lifehammer doesn't seem to have a hidden compartment for cyanide pills — just in case the worst should come to the worst.
Dayglo orange plastic thing with a double ended hammer one end and a seatbelt cutting blade the other, yes?
Specially designed for those with a constantly half empty glass..............
Presumably the car should not pass because the driver cannot wind down the windows to give hand signals should his indicators fail? The armoured vehicles which someone mentioned before always have a plate on the back saying "No hand signals".
It isn't on the checklist for MOTs though.
It can also fail if there are **** burns or tears in the back seat (only the back seat mind) or if your carpet has more than four square inches that smells like urine !!!!! BE WARNED :mad:
Go to a scrap yard and get one door switch, if it works great get them all, if it doesn't you'll have to move to plan B...
I know someone who had the same problem on a Audi 80 and that's what it was...