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NCT Pass/Fail and Poll

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  • 05-03-2005 10:51pm
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭


    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!

    What did you fail on? 27 votes

    Emissions
    0% 0 votes
    Brakes
    14% 4 votes
    Steering
    22% 6 votes
    Suspension
    3% 1 vote
    Wheels
    14% 4 votes
    Lights
    3% 1 vote
    Bodywork
    22% 6 votes
    Licence Plates
    11% 3 votes
    Other (please specify in post)
    7% 2 votes


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    #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


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

    Mike.


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    #3
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


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

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

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #4
    gaui3d0pnbz86o
    Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭gaui3d0pnbz86o


    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....


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    #5
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,728 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    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!


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    #6
    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    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.


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    #7
    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    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.


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    #8
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,728 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    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.


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    #9
    db
    Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭db


    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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