MOT Tester Course - Level 2 Award in MOT Testing (4 & 7)

This four-day MOT tester course, complete with an online examination, is designed for experienced technicians aspiring to become MOT Testers. The course is delivered by former DVSA vehicle examiners and includes comprehensive practical training and assessment to ensure you are prepared for your DVSA demonstration test at a subsequent date.

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Candidates must present their original Level 3 qualification certificate for verification on the first day of the course.

Course Structure

The course will cover:

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• safe working practices in the vehicle test centre
• working relationships within the vehicle test centre
• managing your own professional development as an MOT tester
• carrying out pre-test checks for an MOT test
• carrying out an MOT test

The course also includes:

• a multiple-choice question test
• a practical assessment

You have to pass both to successfully complete the course.

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Qualification

On completion of the course, a candidate will be qualified as an MOT tester, having achieved the National Occupational Standard for the role. Once this qualification has been awarded, a candidate will be able to apply to the DVSA to be authorised as an MOT tester. 

Eligibility

To take an MOT testing course you must:

• have a current and full UK driving licence for the vehicle classes you want to test
• be a skilled mechanic with at least 4 years’ full-time employment servicing and repairing the types of vehicles you’re going to test
• have no unspent convictions for criminal offences
• be ‘of good repute’ - the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will decide this to make sure you’re suitable to be an MOT tester

To become a class 3 or 5 MOT tester you must also have already:

• got a level 2 testing certificate in class 4 and 7 vehicles (group B)
• passed an MOT demonstration test after getting your level 2 certificate

You must have an accepted qualification or accreditation if you want to test class 3, 4, 5 or 7 vehicles (cars, private buses and light commercial vehicles).

To check your qualification is accepted or for more information about eligibility, Click here

Due to the changes to MOT training, candidates are no longer required by DVSA to be nominated by an MOT Manager before attending a training course. Instead an MOT manager needs to verify an individual's employment upon completion of the course.