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JayGee

Member Since: 27 Jul 2021
Location: London
Posts: 2737

2012 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Orkney Grey

High beam LED and MOT

Fitted these a while back and they are fantastic at illuminating dark country lanes but technicaly they won't pass an MOT but has anyone had an actual fail because of them? 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

23rd Aug 2023 5:04pm

garyRR

Member Since: 13 Mar 2021
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 1364

I think most MOT stations won't care, however I have previously had a car fail due to LED bulbs in incandescent fittings. 2015 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 SDV8

23rd Aug 2023 9:32pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7640

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

I had no issue. Which ones did you get?

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

23rd Aug 2023 9:34pm

Ennoch

Member Since: 26 Dec 2015
Location: Scotland
Posts: 109

garyRR wrote:
I think most MOT stations won't care, however I have previously had a car fail due to LED bulbs in incandescent fittings.

Some MOT testers are more lenient than others. High beam and low beam are quite often different in how they're approached, and whether or not they're fitted within a projector or a reflector housing. A mate of mine is a tester and is certainly one of the more pragmatic ones, if not actually massively lenient. However, even he would fail an LED in a reflector housing. As long as it's not obvious (i.e it's in a projector housing) and especially if it's high beam, I can't see anyone but the most yellow jacketed power tripping tester to have any issue.

23rd Aug 2023 11:24pm

DrRob

Member Since: 16 Apr 2015
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire
Posts: 4248

Passed with no issues here. Old ones in the boot on the day in case needed to swap out Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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24th Aug 2023 8:20am

JayGee

Member Since: 27 Jul 2021
Location: London
Posts: 2737

mjdronfield wrote:
I had no issue. Which ones did you get?

Same as you recommended a while back I think

I've got the old ones in the boot and may just pop them back in to avoid the (small) risk of a retest and another £12.50 ULEZ trip back to the garage.... 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

24th Aug 2023 8:36am

JayGee

Member Since: 27 Jul 2021
Location: London
Posts: 2737

Passed with the LED's 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

31st Aug 2023 8:35am

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