NCT Pass/Fail and Poll

mike65 · 05-03-2005 9:51pm #1

01 Reg Vehicles : First time Pass Rate is 70% and Re-test Pass Rate is 95%

99 Reg Vehicles: First time Pass Rate is 57% and Re-test Pass Rate is 93%

92-96 Reg Vehicles: First time Pass Rate is 39% and Re-test Pass Rate is 89%

full list here http://www.ncts.ie/test_stats.html

Overall the pass rate is a miserable 50% approx, which is pretty handy for business I'd say (not that I'm suggesting skullduggery!). Worse 10% fail a second test!

mike65 · 05-03-2005 9:56pm

In my test May 04, I failed on rear brakes (new pads) and a slightly dodgy battery tray.

Mike.

CrowdedHouse · 05-03-2005 10:13pm

Like to help Mike but I never had to get one done

Nearest was the very morning I was changing my car the
letter from NCT arrived.

gaui3d0pnbz86o · 06-03-2005 10:11am

my '89 failed because my battery clamp(the arm that holds the battery on) was to close to the terminal, which could cause a short.

i say could as it was an inch or two away, all i did was undo the clamp and move it slightly and all good in the retest!

strangly the clamp had made it through previous tests years ago and the headlights had a fail advisary but now after no work on them, hte headlamps tested fine....

Seth Brundle · 07-03-2005 9:24am

My car failed last year on one mis-aligned headlamp. I went ape shít with them as I had paid a fortune the day before to a BMW main dealer to have the car NCT prepared (including a specific instruction on headlamps). Anyway, the manager in Fonthill told me to bring my car around and he would show me. Turns out that the dealer didn't do the lights!

lomb · 07-03-2005 10:09am

nice one

i think the nct guys should offer to align any misaligned headlamps for a 15 euro fee, would save alot of hassle for alot of people, i think rough irish roads coupled with the lights on a motorised adjuster play havoc with the motor and that is why so many fail the headlamp test.

lomb · 07-03-2005 10:10am

failed my car on one number plate bulb gone, even though there was another one there, also the wheel trims not removed, no charge for retest and no waiting.

Seth Brundle · 07-03-2005 10:12am

lomb wrote:

nice one i think the nct guys should offer to align any misaligned headlamps for a 15 euro fee, would save alot of hassle for alot of people, i think rough irish roads coupled with the lights on a motorised adjuster play havoc with the motor and that is why so many fail the headlamp test.

I don't think it would be a good idea to have the NCTS staff fixing the car they just failed. It would lead to loads (more!) corruption allegations.

db · 07-03-2005 11:14am

98 Mondeo NCT 02. Passed 1st time after service
90 Fiesta NCT 02. Passed 1st time after service
98 Mondeo NCT 04. Before service. Failed for sticky door handle - passed on visual recheck.
95 Space Wagon NCT 05. Before service. Failed for faded number plate, loose bumper, reflectors on side of rear bumper and worn anti-roll bar linkages. Passed on re-test.
Both times I got the service done first I paid extra for all the pre-NCT checks to be done. When I got the NCT done before the service I knew exactly what NCT work needed to be done so it cost less.

I have found NCT very good to deal with - Saturday / Sunday / evening opening hours, online booking so you can pick your test time, helpful when explaining reasons for failure etc.

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