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Coil spring corroded front & rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Lower bolt on cross member below front bumper corroded & holed
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing cover loose & case corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Rear bumper damaged repaired with tape
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside chassis near spring mounts (5.3.6 (a) (i))
clutch pedal anti slip missing
Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Coil spring corroded front & rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Lower bolt on cross member below front bumper corroded & holed
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing cover loose & case corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Rear bumper damaged repaired with tape
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Offside Front Position lamp light intensity obviously reduced (4.2.3 (a) (i))
Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside & nearside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside chassis near spring mounts (5.3.6 (a) (i))
clutch pedal anti slip missing
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bolt on cross bar corroded & holed (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded case & cover (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Rear Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security offside & nearside by springs (6.2.2 (d) (i))
Rear bumper damaged
Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))
clutch pedal anti slip worn
steering slight stiff lock to lock
Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bolt on cross bar corroded & holed (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded case & cover (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Rear Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security offside & nearside by springs (6.2.2 (d) (i))
Rear bumper damaged
Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))
clutch pedal anti slip worn
steering slight stiff lock to lock
Coil spring corroded front & rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users smoke first rev close to limit (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bolt on cross member (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated cover perish sealed with sealer (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing cover loose (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulkhead (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside chassis to out rigger near suspension bump stops (5.3.6 (a) (i))
clutch pedal anti slip worn
Offside Front Fuel Pipe/s corroded ()
Coil spring corroded front & rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing dirt cover (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Offside Front Upper Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis behind spring (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play with tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis behind spring /shock (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Coil spring corroded front & rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule 2x hoses on front to rear brake pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing dirt cover (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Fuel Pipe/s corroded ()
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Offside Front Upper Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive bulk head (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front mud flap loose
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside chassis / outrigger (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users smoke first rev then passed test (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front lower bolt on crossmember corroded & holed
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule 2x hoses on front to rear brake pipes (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear shock absorber cover damaged
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front anti roll bar cover slightly damaged
Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour but not likely to obscure the vision of other road users slight smoke first rev (8.2.2.2 (c))
Front bumper support bar is corroded & holed
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear bumper has slight damage
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front anti roll bar ram cover slightly split
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive transmission has slight seepage (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear chassis & out riggers slightly corroded
Front Lower bumper support bar corroded & holed
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear bumper slight damage
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play to hub & slight noise (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front anti roll bar ram gaiter split
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive transmission has slight seepage (8.4.1 (a) (i))
exhaust emissions slight smoke first rev & close to limit
slight corrosion rear chassis & out riggers
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Front Lower bumper support bar corroded & holed
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear bumper slight damage
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play to hub & slight noise (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front anti roll bar ram gaiter split
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive transmission has slight seepage (8.4.1 (a) (i))
exhaust emissions slight smoke first rev & close to limit
slight corrosion rear chassis & out riggers
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear bumper slightly damaged
Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine & transmission has slight oil seepage (8.4.1 (a) (i))
exhaust emissions slightly smokey first rev & close to limit
Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear bumper slightly damaged
Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear end of front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine & transmission has slight oil seepage (8.4.1 (a) (i))
exhaust emissions slightly smokey first rev & close to limit
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
engine oil & transmission oil slight seepage
exhaust emissions smokey passed second test close to limit
slight damage rear bumper
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
engine oil & transmission oil slight seepage
exhaust emissions smokey passed second test close to limit
slight damage rear bumper
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules front & rear brake hoses (3.6.B.4e)
exhaust emissions slightly smokey
rear chassis & suspension springs slightly corroded
slight engine oil seepage
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play rear (2.2.B.1f)
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules front & rear brake hoses (3.6.B.4e)
Centre Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play rear (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
exhaust emissions slightly smokey
rear brake pads corroded in holder
rear chassis & suspension springs slightly corroded
slight engine oil seepage
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
coil spring corroded rear suspensions springs corroded (2.4.C.1b)
exhaust emissions smokey first rev & close to limit
rear chassis slightly corroded
slight oil seepage engine & gear box
Fuel system component leaking filter sensor (7.2.3)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
coil spring corroded rear suspensions springs corroded (2.4.C.1b)
exhaust emissions smokey first rev & close to limit
rear chassis slightly corroded
rear wiper split
slight oil seepage engine & gear box
exhaust emissions slightly smokey first rev
front & rear brake hoses slightly corroded
nearside rear lower light lens slightly damaged
slight corrosion nearside & offside rear chassis
slight oil seepage engine & gear box
Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
exhaust emissions slightly smokey first rev
front & rear brake hoses slightly corroded
nearside rear lower light lens slightly damaged
slight corrosion nearside & offside rear chassis
slight oil seepage engine & gear box
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
Nearside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red (1.3.2e)
exhaust emission slightly smokey first rev
slight corrosion rear chassis
slight oil seepage engine & gearbox
Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Rear fog lamp damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)
exhaust emission slightly smokey first rev
slight corrosion rear chassis
slight oil seepage engine & gearbox
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
rear low lights loss
Oil leak
offside rear hub seal leaking
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Oil leak
offside rear hub seal leaking
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
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BF53 TGV is a 2003 Land Rover Discovery in Silver with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 34 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.8%.
Across all 2003 Land Rover Discovery models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.2% with a typical mileage of 100,620 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 Land Rover Discovery fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 153,632 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BF53 TGV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Land Rover Discovery typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 23 years old, this Land Rover Discovery is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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BF53 TGV is a 2003 Land Rover Discovery, first registered on 4 September 2003.
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