MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
117,930 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened (3.5.1b)
Exhaust engine idle speed too high (7.3.A.2a)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated (2.5.C.1a)
Offside inner track rod end joint cover split/missing
Offside outer track rod end joint cover split/missing
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
cannot open offside rear door from outside
exhaust downpipe has bolt missing but still secure
front and rear wheel arches rusty
rea inner arches rusty but not in prescibed area
rear number plate deteriating
underside of vehicle rusty
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Fuel tank straps rusty .
Offside and near side chassis in area of wheel arches rusty and weak .
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Rear doors not opening from outside . †All wheel arches rusty .
Shock absorber cups rusty .
Nearside Inner Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
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B994 JJE is a 1985 Volkswagen Passat in Blue with a 1,588cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 5 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 40%.
Across all 1985 Volkswagen Passat models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.1% with a typical mileage of 98,725 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 Volkswagen Passat fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 256,176 recorded failures. If you're considering buying B994 JJE, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Passat typically stays on UK roads for around 32 years. At 41 years old, this Volkswagen Passat is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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B994 JJE is a 1985 Volkswagen Passat, first registered on 15 February 1985.
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