What does an EICR actually test?

An EICR inspects and tests the fixed electrical installation within the agreed extent.

Limitations matter because the outcome applies to what was inspected. A limitation is part of the report, not a hidden failure rate.

It does not test every appliance, it does not open every concealed part, and it does not predict the next alteration.

This page states no failure percentage, no borough ranking, and no claim about how many London homes are unsatisfactory.

• Appliances

  Portable equipment is a different inspection from the fixed installation.

• Concealed wiring

  What cannot be seen is a limitation, not a statistic.

• The next alteration

  The report does not describe work that has not happened.

• A London average

  No percentage is stated here because no approved dataset is being used.

Satisfactory means the inspector recorded a satisfactory outcome for that extent. Unsatisfactory means they did not.

Observations are the items the inspector recorded, classified with the code they applied. Read the actual observations on your own report before deciding the next step.

After the report, you read the outcome and the observations. Remedial work or further investigation, if required, is a later step.

The service is EICR testing in London. Codes are the code guide. Remedial work is remedial work for an unsatisfactory report.