The seat belts are important safety.
Frayed seat belt.
However should you crash the belt might not perform as advertised allowing you to do a superman impersonation flying through the front windscreen.
A frayed seat belt may have difficulty entering and exiting the seat belt mechanism.
As a result that can leave a lot of slack in the seat belt.
Any defects or faults found can cause you to fail the test.
It is a test performed by the ministry of transportation that looks at the safety of a vehicle roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions.
A frayed or damaged belt isn t going to jump up an strangle you while you sit in the car.
Wondering if a frayed seat belt will fail mot.
When there is a lot of slack ultimately the seat belt cannot serve its purpose.
That applies even to the seat belts.
A small tear as small as 5 millimeters can reduce the performance of your seat belt by one half.
If you do notice that your seat belt is torn or frayed then do not be tempted to ignore the problem.
In some circumstances that could be enough to render it ineffective in an accident.
If you live in the united kingdom you know all about the mot test.