MOT and rear wiper motor

[gadgetgeek]

My wiper motor has just packed up and quoted �170 for a new one. As I dont want a wiper motor that is worth more than the car would it be an MOT failure item if not working? My MOT is due in just over a week and I may not be able to source a cheaper motor before then. Thank you

[4getmenot]

I'm sure you dont need it mending as not all cars have a rear wiper. Mine doesnt always work and they've never mentioned anything to me. It is not compulsary

[THECORBYLOON]

According to this site, http://www.getinlane.com/page78.php the rear wipers are not part of the test.

[jake-the-peg]

Don't know what car you're driving but I got one for a Fiesta last week for �15 from a scrappy - Fitted in 15 minutes with a spanner and a screwdriver.


Try Ebay

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?fro m=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=windscreen+wiper+mot or

[gadgetgeek]

Thank you all for the answers. Being half term I wont get time prior to the MOT to fix it but al least it doesnt seem I need to before then. A scrapyard and ebay here I come, but I had best park my Astra away from the scrapyard else it may just blend in! Thanks again.

[jake-the-peg]

Strongly suggest you invest in a Haynes manual like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vauxhall-1991-98-Servi ce-Repair-Manuals/dp/1859605885

(just do a search if it's the wrong year)

Lots of pictures, it will step you through how to do jobs like this

[david1702198]

it is NOT an MOT failure as it is not part of the test

[Panic Button]

I once bought an old Audi, and the wiper hadn't worked for years.

I dismantled it, freed it up with WD 40 and got the old motor going again.

Moral - it might not be the motor, just corrosion and grime sticking it.

[naky-nag-nat]

My car has passed the last 3 years MOTs with a knackered rear wiper... not part of the test.