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BJ59 EKX

2009 Vauxhall Corsa

Silver Petrol 1229cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires16 Oct 2026
Tests20 (13 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate65%

Mileage

113,460 mi
Last recorded113,460 miles
Recorded on17 Oct 2025
Typical for 2009 Vauxhall Corsa59,147 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBJ59 EKX
MakeVauxhall
ModelCorsa
Year2009
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,229cc

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MOT History

13 pass 7 fail
Pass 17 Oct 2025 113,460 miles

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both tyres cracked, wearing edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front Upper play in both suspension top mounts wheel free

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing minor cracking, worn / starting to drop inner tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front bumper cover loose

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking, slight wear edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 16 Oct 2025 113,460 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both tyres cracked, wearing edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front Upper play in both suspension top mounts wheel free

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing minor cracking, worn / starting to drop inner tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front bumper cover loose

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking, slight wear edges (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 4 Oct 2024 106,628 miles

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both tyres slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged worn / dropped inner tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separating (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper play in suspension top mount wheel free

Offside Front sidelight very dim

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 4 Oct 2024 106,628 miles

Emissions unable to be completed due to exhaust broken / excess leak at front (8.2.1.2 (d))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases pipe broken (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both tyres slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged worn / dropped inner tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separating (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper play in suspension top mount wheel free

Offside Front sidelight very dim

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 9 Oct 2023 100,959 miles

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front exhaust flexpipe separated

Nearside Rear tyre wearing edges, just starting to drop inner tread

Nearside headlamp pattern poor

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front play in suspension top mount wheel free

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 9 Oct 2023 100,959 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin on minimum limit (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front exhaust flexpipe separated

Nearside Rear tyre wearing edges, just starting to drop inner tread

Nearside headlamp pattern poor

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush separated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front play in suspension top mount wheel free

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 7 Oct 2022 91,589 miles

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear brake slight lag

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

headlamp patterns poor

Fail 7 Oct 2022 91,589 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear brake slight lag

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

headlamp patterns poor

Pass 4 Oct 2021 85,089 miles

Front brake pads worn

Offside Rear brake lag - 29% (max limit 30%)

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

headlamp patterns poor

Fail 4 Oct 2021 85,089 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Front brake pads worn

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear brake lag - 29% (max limit 30%)

Oil leak, but not excessive slight (8.4.1 (a) (i))

headlamp patterns poor

Pass 8 Oct 2020 80,194 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Rear exhaust heat shield loose

Fail 8 Oct 2020 80,193 miles

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Rear exhaust heat shield loose

Pass 21 May 2019 75,392 miles
Pass 26 Mar 2018 67,222 miles

Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured n/s and o/s (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 23 Mar 2017 61,742 miles
Pass 17 Feb 2016 55,500 miles

Engine management light on

Fail 17 Feb 2016 55,500 miles

Engine management light on

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Pass 22 Jan 2015 43,352 miles
Pass 8 Jan 2014 32,732 miles
Pass 5 Nov 2012 24,638 miles

both front tyre wear low.

How Reliable is the Vauxhall Corsa?

Based on 26,893,546 MOT tests across 2,075,660 vehicles.

69.7%
Pass Rate
5,229
Miles/Year
33
Year Lifespan
2,075,660
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 835,831
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 597,639
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 535,815
constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing 493,740
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 422,813
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BJ59 EKX is a 2009 Vauxhall Corsa in Silver with a 1,229cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65%.

Across all 2009 Vauxhall Corsa models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.1% with a typical mileage of 59,147 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 Vauxhall Corsa fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 835,831 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BJ59 EKX, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Vauxhall Corsa typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 17 years old, this Vauxhall Corsa is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BJ59 EKX is a 2009 Vauxhall Corsa, first registered on 14 October 2009.

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