| Vechile Type | Vechile Class | Age first MOT needed (years) |
| Motorcycle (engine size up to 200cc) | 1 | 3 |
| Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size up to 200cc) | 1 | 3 |
| Motorcycle (engine size over 200cc) | 2 | 3 |
| Motorcycle with sidecar (engine size over 200cc) | 2 | 3 |
| 3-wheeled vehicles (over 450kg unladen weight) | 4 | 3 |
| Cars (up to 8 passenger seats) | 4 | 3 |
| Motor caravans | 4 | 3 |
| Quads (max unladen weight 400kg - for goods vehicles 550kg and max net power of 15kw) | 4 | 3 |
| Dual purpose vehicles | 4 | 3 |
| Private hire and public service vehicles (up to 8 seats) | 4 | 3 |
| Ambulances and taxis | 4 | 1 |
| Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (9 to 12 passenger seats) | 4 | 1 |
| Goods vehicles (up to 3,000kg design gross weight) | 4 | 3 |
| Class 4 vehicles (9 to 12 passenger seats) with a seat belt installation check | 4a | n/a |
| Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (13 to 16 passenger seats) | 5 | 1 |
| Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats) | 5 | 1 |
| Playbuses | 5 | 1 |
| Class 5 vehicles (13 to 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | 5a | n/a |
| Class 5 vehicles (more than 16 passenger seats) with a seatbelt installation check | 5a | n/a |
| Goods vehicles (over 3,000kg up to 3,500kg design gross weight) | 7 | 3 |