MARK WARD CARS MOT STATION

MOT Classes

Vehicles subject to the MOT test under official government regulations are divided into the following classes:

• Class 1
  Motor bicycles (with or without sidecars) up to 200 cm3
• Class 2
  All motor bicycles (including Class 1) (with or without sidecars).
• Class 3
  3 wheeled vehicles not more than 450 kg unladen weight (excluding motor bicycles with side cars). (3 wheeled vehicles more than 450 kg unladen are in class 4.)
• Class 4
  Cars, passenger vehicles, motor caravans, Private Hire Vehicles, Motor Tricycles, Quadricycles and dual purpose vehicles in all cases with up to eight passenger seats.
• Class 4a
  Passenger vehicles, ambulances, motor caravans and dual purpose vehicles in all cases with nine to twelve passenger seats.
• Class 5
  Private passenger vehicles, ambulances, motor caravans and dual purpose vehicles in all cases with thirteen or more passenger seats (including community and play buses, etc.)
• Class 5a
  Passenger vehicles, ambulances, motor caravans and dual purpose vehicles in all cases with thirteen or more passenger seats (including community buses, etc.)
• Class 7
  Goods Vehicles over 3,000 kg up to and including 3,500 kg DGW