Class 1 and 2
Electric, Hybrid/Mild Hybrid vehicles and Disabled driver controls and vehicle modifications
- Identification of vehicles (Some electric bicycles are subject to MOT test)
- Identifying high voltage cables
- Electric vehicle health and safety
- Guidance on testing electric motorcycles
- Disabled rider controls in addition to normal controls
- Road testing adapted motorcycles
- Fuel caps.
Information in the MOT Testing Guide
- Replacement certificates
- Disciplinary procedures
- Contingency testing procedures
- Who to contact for incorrectly registered motorcycles, replacement certificates, testing advice and disciplinary action advice.
Test procedures
- Suspension checks, movement acceptable/not acceptable
- Correct use of decelerometer
- Wheel misalignment (shaft drive)
- Inspecting belt driven motorcycles
- Levers broken or modified
- Footrests missing or not required
- Position, size and shape of reflectors
- Modified exhausts
- Fuel system leaks
- Headlamp alignment
- Battery security
The above topics need to cover a minimum of 3 hours and a record of this training must be added to the testers MTS account for inspection by the DVSA.
MOT Annual Assessment Topics 2025/26
Classes 4 and 7
Electric, Hybrid/Mild Hybrid vehicles and Disabled driver controls and vehicle modifications
- Identification of the vehicles
- Hybrid vehicle emission testing
- Jacking electric vehicles if the beam jack does not extend past the battery pack
- Identification of high voltage cables (not all are orange)
- Health and safety around electric vehicles
- Guidance on testing electric and hydrogen fuelled vehicles
- Disabled driver controls in addition to normal controls
- Road testing adapted vehicles
- Fuel caps, flaps.
Information in the MOT Testing Guide
- Replacement certificates
- Disciplinary procedures
- Contingency testing procedures
- Who to contact for incorrectly registered vehicles, replacement certificates, testing advice and disciplinary action advice.
Test procedures
- Correct use of turning plates
- Use of an assistant OPTL/ATL
- Suspension checks, seized components
- Correct use of decelerometer
- Smoke testing, temperature, pre-checks and plated values
- Noise
- Sound deadening and noise suppression
- Fuel system leaks
- Headlamp alignment
- Brake test procedures.
The above topics need to cover a minimum of 3 hours and a record of this training must be added to the testers MTS account for inspection by the DVSA.