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is a dented car bonnet an mot failure?

someone has reversed into my honda civic 1.6lsi in a 4×4 and driven off, and its pushed in the bonnet up and in,so it looks raised,but it still ataches correctly, is an mot failure? can any1 help thanks

No not if it still closes properly and wont ping up as you drive along.

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9 Responses to “is a dented car bonnet an mot failure?”

  1. No not if it still closes properly and wont ping up as you drive along.
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  2. no only if bonnet does not close and lock properly and hasn’t any sharp edges that can injury any one
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  3. No, as long as it hasnt got any jagged edges, and as before that it closes properly etc
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  4. MOTs fail if the bonnet is insecure or it has sharp edges that are dangerous to other road users.
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    My boyfriend = mechanic

  5. You should have any problems getting it through an MOT
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  6. it will pass ok so long as it opens & shuts, is secure & no sharp edges
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    mot tester

  7. Without seeing the car its difficult to say, however for the MOT the rule is that if parts of the body can catch a pedestrian then its a failure.
    Make sure that the bonnet can still lock closed before the test.
    Ja.
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  8. As long as there are no sharp edges and it does not obscure your vision (too much) and also that is secure with no risk of it flyimg up whilst driving along.
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  9. if it opens and closes then it will be fine in its MOT.
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