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MOT tester annual assessment: training topics and sample questions

A list of topics and examples of the types of questions you'll be asked when you take the MOT tester annual assessment.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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These are the annual assessment topics for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and examples of the types of questions you鈥檒l be asked when you take the MOT tester annual assessment.

The topics you need to study depend on whether you test class 1 and 2 vehicles (鈥榞roup A鈥�) or class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles (鈥榞roup B鈥�).

If you want to test vehicles in both group A and group B, you can be asked questions about all the topics.

Updates to this page

Published 24 June 2016
Last updated 1 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Added the MOT annual training and assessment topics for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Updated the example multiple choice questions for each topic.

  2. Updated the MOT annual assessment sample questions.

  3. Updated MOT annual assessment sample questions.

  4. First published.

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