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Offside Front fog light broken
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill weak (5.2.6)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush/bonding failure (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill weak (5.2.6)
Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
corrosion on ALL rigid brake pipes
engine difficult to start
improvised rear exhaust bracket insecure
reverse light inop.
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords within tread area (4.1.D.1a)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted (4.2.A.1a) DANGEROUS
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) DANGEROUS
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) DANGEROUS
Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) DANGEROUS
Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill weak (5.2.6)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush/bonding failure (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front fog light broken
Offside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill weak (5.2.6)
Offside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
corrosion on ALL rigid brake pipes
engine difficult to start
front tyres wearing on inners
improvised rear exhaust bracket insecure
reverse light inop.
distorted tread area of both rear tyres
CAM BELT HISTORY ? 100K/10YRS
EXHAUST HEATSHIELD INSECURE
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Offside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
REAR EXHAUST HANGER FRACTURED OFF PIPE
REVERSE LIGHT INOP.
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
O/S/F FOG LIGHT BROKEN,BUT WORKING
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
REAR EXHAUST BRACKET FRACTURED
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
O/S/F FOG LIGHT BROKEN,BUT WORKING
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
REAR EXHAUST BRACKET FRACTURED
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
REVERSE LIGHT INOP.
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
O/S/F FOG LIGHT CRACKED
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a)
POOR IMAGE ON N/S HEADLIGHT
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
REVERSE LIGHT INOP
SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED **** FAILURE ITEM APRIL/MAY2012 ONWARDS****
TREADS OF BOTH REAR TYRES DISTORTED ON INNER EDGES
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) DANGEROUS
Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
O/S/F FOG LIGHT CRACKED
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a)
POOR IMAGE ON N/S HEADLIGHT
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
REVERSE LIGHT INOP
SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED **** FAILURE ITEM APRIL/MAY2012 ONWARDS****
TREADS OF BOTH REAR TYRES DISTORTED ON INNER EDGES
AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH
Nearside Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
O/S/R SHOCK TOP SHROUD FOAM BROKEN
REVERSE LIGHT INOP.
AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH
Nearside Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
O/S/R SHOCK TOP SHROUD FOAM BROKEN
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
REVERSE LIGHT INOP.
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
AIRBAG FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ON (WILL NOT WORK IN ACCIDENT )
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
AIRBAG FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ON (WILL NOT WORK IN ACCIDENT )
LONG TRAVEL ON PARK BRAKE LEVER ( ADJUSTMENT REQ. )
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH (WILL NOT WORK IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT )
LONG TRAVEL ON PARK BRAKE LEVER (ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED )
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH (WILL NOT WORK IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT )
LONG TRAVEL ON PARK BRAKE LEVER (ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED )
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
REVERSE LIGHT NOT WORKING
LONG TRAVEL ON PARK BRAKE LEVER
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
REVERSE LIGHTS INOP.
Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) DANGEROUS
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
offside front wheel bearing is slightly noisy
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
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AY03 XUM is a 2003 Ford Focus in Maroon with a 1,753cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 18 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.1%.
Across all 2003 Ford Focus models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.1% with a typical mileage of 70,585 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Ford Focus fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 1,055,468 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AY03 XUM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Focus typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 23 years old, this Ford Focus is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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AY03 XUM is a 2003 Ford Focus, first registered on 1 March 2003.
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