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Not the X5 but the Alpina, soooo annoyed initially failed because the rear left indicator wasn’t amber enough. Changed bulb and passed. Why did that have to be recorded as a fail rectified during test.

If that's the only fail id be very happy , here in Northern Ireland they only inspect as all government run and they are strict !!!!!!!! They still haven't Mot'ed any cars since January though just exempted everything till now

It's annoying if you have a record of first time passes i had that and the tester is a m8 of nearly 40 years and he changed the bulb during the test at no cost.

Ex mate lol? yes can see it's there forever now best get another car and start again. Suppose he has to fail some to look like he is doing a good job.

I searched around here when I moved because they always have a problem getting the sliding jack back to lift the rear of the M3. Found a place which was brilliant and did the X5 as well, should have taken the Alpina there. I know the fail/pass was my own fault but I’m still pissed.

It's all down to the DVSA system.
Each garage has a pass rate set on a traffic light's sort of.
If they pass too many they will drop into the amber also fail too many same again and the garage like to stay in the green.
I think it's wrong as if a car passes it passes but if the garage is in the amber (they can see the % rate) and they find a bulb out like in the op's case they will do the fail as they did to get the % and nearer to getting back in the green.
Does that waffle make any sense to anybody.

As Alan mentions sometimes they fail a car for a simple thing for the quota as they know it's a quick fix and retest/pass. Makes it look like they are being accurate with their testing.