MOT fail on central locking!

[lightpainter]

Just put my car in for MOT got back to pick it up and the chap told me that they had to abandon the test because the central locking only unlocks the drivers door, to them this is an automatic fail but rather than putting a fail against the car he stopped the test, strange thing is its been like that for at least 4 years!
Any of you lot had the same???

[Arctic]

Did he press the button on the fob again so it opens the rest of the doors ? if not why not, or do your doors not open at all on the second press, if they do then tell them that, if they want them to open on one press then get it changed on a T4 to one shot open.

[lightpainter]

Unfortunately the other three doors do not open on a 2nd press, NSR pops up now and again but its not constant!

[macafee2]

Door actuators faulty perhaps?


macafee2

[Arctic]

Peter
Therefore Door actuators are faulty, if you press the key once or even twice can the doors be opened from the outside yes or no ? can they be opened from the inside yes or no.

[trikey]

I wouldn’t have thought that was a fail as the doors can still be opened via the handles?


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[Mickyboy]

From my MOT testing manual

During the inspection both front doors will be opened and checked for their condition and attachment to the vehicle. The inspector will need to make sure that doors can be opened from inside and out. The inspector will also make sure the doors securely latch in the closed position.

If rear doors are fitted to your vehicle they may need to be opened to allow the inspector into the rear of the vehicle to test other MOT items.

So in other words, if the doors can be opened from the inside and the outside then it’s a pass if not then it’s a fail

Mick

[Atlan]

Originally Posted by Mickyboy

So in other words, if the doors can be opened from the inside and the outside then it’s a pass if not then it’s a fail

Mick

Does this include the child locking facility?

[Jaxxx]

Originally Posted by Mickyboy

So in other words, if the doors can be opened from the inside and the outside then it’s a pass if not then it’s a fail

Mick

My wife's Polo has passed the last two MOT's with a rear door which only opens from outside. The lock failed just before the first test so I called the garage and asked, they said front doors must open from inside & out but the rear only need to open from outside to pass. I managed to get the door unlocked but had to disconnect the inside handle, this has been shown as an advisory (I did replace the lock after the first MOT but the new lock soon had the same issue)

John

[FrattonEnder]

My old ZS failed its MOT once because the read door handle was broken off (don't ask!) and you couldn't open that door from the outside. The reasoning the tester gave me was because the door should be able to be opened from the outside in case of emergency.