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Will a broken DRL be an MoT failure?

One DRL light is out, will this cause a fail for an MoT? It's on a 2013 Nissan Note.

Asked on 10 November 2023 by C Clarke

Answered by David Ross
No, the car will not fail the MoT. Daytime running lamps are only inspected on cars first used on or after 1 March 2018.
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