What Does the NCT Check For?

NCT The list below is what the NCT checks on your car when it goes in for its test. Save yourself the time and inconvenince of multiple trips to the test centre by letting us service each of these items in advance of your cars NCT.

  1. Brakes
  2. Exhaust Emission
  3. Wheels & Tyres
  4. Light
  5. Steering & Suspension
  6. Chassis & Underbody
  7. Electric
  8. Glass & Mirrors
  9. Transmission
  10. Interior
  11. Fuel
  12. Miscellaneous

    1.Brakes

    • Service Brake Pedal
    • Service Brake Operation (Inspection inside the Vehicle)
    • Mechanical Brake Hand Lever
    • Service Brake Performance
    • Service Brake Imbalance
    • Parking Brake Performance
    • Parking Brake Imbalance
    • Brake Fluid
    • Brake Lines / Hoses
    • Brake Wheel Units
    • Mechanical Brake Components
    • Master Cylinders / Servo / Valves / Connections

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    2.Exhaust Emission

    • Exhaust Smoke (Diesel)
    • Exhaust CO/HC/Lambda
    • Exhaust System / Noise

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    3.Wheels & Tyres

    • Tyre Condition
    • Tyre Specification
    • Tyre Tread
    • Wheels
    • Spare Wheel and Carrier
    • Wheel Bearings

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    4.Light

    • Stop Lamps
    • Rear Lamps and Registration Plate Lamps
    • Indicators / Tell Tales
    • Side Lamps
    • Headlamp Condition
    • Headlamp Aim
    • Aux Lamp Condition
    • Aux Lamp Aim
    • Reflectors

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    5.Steering & Suspension

    • Steering Wheel Play
    • Front Wheel Side Slip
    • Rear Wheel Side Slip
    • Front Axle Suspension Performance
    • Rear Axle Suspension Performance
    • Steering Linkage
    • Front Springs
    • Front Suspension
    • Shock Absorber Condition
    • Rear Suspension
    • Rear Springs

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    6.Chassis & Underbody

    • Doors, Locks and Anti-theft devices
    • Bodywork
    • Chassis / Underbody

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    7.Electric

    • Horn
    • Electrical System

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    8.Glass & Mirrors

    • Windscreen Wipers and Washers
    • Glass
    • Rear View Mirror(s)

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       9.Transmission

    • Transmission

    10.Interior

    • Seats
    • Speedometer
    • Safety Belts

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    11.Fuel

    •   Fuel System

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    12.Miscellaneous

    • Registration Plates
    • Adaptations for disabled drivers
    • Towing Bracket / Coupling

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