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Could my Sorento be sitting lower than before?
I just bought a used 2008 Kia Sorento. Garage arranged for NCT etc. New rear shocks were done. Now the Sorento seems lower, not as much clearance from tyre to wheel arch. What could it be?
Sarah Johnston (Fethard)
Mar 2016 Filed under: NCT
Why did my car fail its NCT?
What does anti-slip mean in a rear axle of a car? it failed the NCT.
Niall Buckley (Dublin)
Mar 2016 Filed under: NCT
Can I alter the exhaust in my Land Rover Defender?
I have read that by removing the catalytic converter and the EGR valve from a TD5 Land Rover Defender, the car will perform better and be a lot more economical. There are replacement pipes and plugs available on the internet, for that purpose and it is MOT-approved. My question is: if I do this in Ireland, would my Defender fail the NCT test?
Cesar Pereira (Mullaghmore, County Sligo)
Oct 2015 Filed under: NCT
The car I just bought has no NCT...
I just bought a 2003 Peugeot 206 1.1, but its last NCT was in 2013. What does this mean, as it is to be tested every year. Can you help me?
John Dignam (DUBLIN IRELAND)
Aug 2015 Filed under: NCT
When is the NCT on my car due?
My car is a 2012 model bought new; when is my NCT due?
Mary Stanley (Dublin)
Jun 2015 Filed under: NCT
Who has oversight over the NCT?
Who is over the NCT? I'm having problems getting anywhere with them...
Patricia Bird (Laois)
May 2015 Filed under: NCT
My back wiper is not working; is it an NCT fail?
My back wiper is not working; is it an NCT fail?
Michael Keaveney (Leitrim)
Mar 2015 Filed under: NCT
Why does my Renault Clio keep failing its NCT?
I recently put a 1995 Renault Clio through an NCT test and it failed on the rear shock absorber, driver's side. Despite the car being 20 years old it only has 56k miles on the clock. In its very first test it had about 12,000 miles on the clock and it failed on the back shocks as well. In a subsequent test it also failed on rear shocks. The car is not being used for any heavy hauling and there is nothing unusual about its usage apart from it not being used very much that is!
This will be the third time the rear shocks require replacing. I am thinking that the problem is with the NCT test equipment and not the shock absorbers. What do you think?
C Clarken (Dunmanway)
Jan 2015 Filed under: NCT
Should a used car have an NCT before I make an offer?
I viewed a car in a respected garage, but the NCT expired in March 2014. Should it have an NCT before I consider making an offer?
Bryan Sheils (Dublin)
Sep 2014 Filed under: NCT
Is a stuck odometer an NCT failure?
Will my car fail its NCT if the odometer is stuck at 59,000km?
Alan Cullen (Wexford)
Sep 2014 Filed under: NCT
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