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Previously answered questions
Will a Golf diesel with no DPF pass the NCT?
Will a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI diesel pass the NCT test if the DPF has been removed?
George Irwin (Newtownards)
Apr 2018 Filed under: NCT
Will my Merc fail its NCT due to glow plugs?
The glow plugs on my diesel Mercedes are poor and it will not start easy when it's hot; with an NCT due in a month's time I worry it may fail due to the heat plugs. Will it?
Adrian Scanlon (Listowel)
Jan 2013 Filed under: NCT
How best to put my Avensis through NCT?
I had my car serviced in November with four new tyres and is now due for NCT in April, it is a 1999 Toyota Avensis. Should I just do the test and fix anything that fails if it fails? Car is serviced every year.
Ronan Ballantine (Sligo)
Mar 2013 Filed under: NCT
Will a damaged car pass its NCT?
Will my car pass the NCT with the wheel arch broken on the driver's side?
Darren Reilly (Westmeath )
Nov 2017 Filed under: NCT
Will my car fail its NCT because of this?
Hi,
If the engine management light is on will my car fail its NCT or will they refuse to test the car? I have read online some people saying it will pass and others saying it's a fail, but only on diesal cars. I know in the NCT requirements on dash warning lights it doesn't mention the engine management light.
Mark Corcoran
Nov 2017 Filed under: NCT
When will a car's NCT cert be valid from?
If I buy a car without an NCT and I put it through the test, does the cert start from day it passed the test?
Greg Murphy (Dublin)
Apr 2013 Filed under: NCT
Are there NCT notifications?
Do car owners get notified by post when an NCT is due?
Mary Colbert (Kilmuckridge )
Mar 2017 Filed under: NCT
Will a cracked windscreen fail the NCT?
I booked my car in for its NCT recently and now a crack has appeared in my windscreen. Does this mean it will fail the test if it is not replaced?
Patrick Mcnally (Mayo)
Mar 2017 Filed under: NCT
I'm buying an import from a small garage...
I am thinking of buying a car imported from the UK by a small SIMI garage. The garage will deal with all import paperwork and register the vehicle but I would be responsible for getting it through the NCT. Is there any reason to be cautious about this?
Karen Molloy (Dublin)
Jan 2017 Filed under: NCT
Does the rear wiper matter for the NCT?
Is a back window wiper arm necessary to pass the NCT?
Liam Kennedy (Limerick )
Aug 2016 Filed under: NCT
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