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120,955 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Front Tyre(s) of different sizes are fitted on the same axle. (5.2.3 (b))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Exhaust silencer slightly loose (8.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Headlamp reflector slightly defective low will not adjust (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm 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))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Headlamp reflector slightly defective low will not adjust (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Coolant leak more than one / dripping ()
Front Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front fog lamp lenses deteriorated
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Steering system slightly rough (2.1.1 (a))
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Coolant leak more than one / dripping ()
Front Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front fog lamp lenses deteriorated
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Steering system slightly rough (2.1.1 (a))
Front Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement stiff (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged adjusters (3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside & nearside (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
power steering slightly noisy
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))
Front Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement stiff (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged adjusters (3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside & nearside (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
power steering slightly noisy
Coolant leak ()
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted more than slight/damage (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement noisy (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged both (3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside & nearside (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()
clutch noisy
power steering noisy
Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective difficult to close (3.1 (c))
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Coolant leak ()
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted more than slight/damage (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement noisy (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged both (3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside & nearside (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()
clutch noisy
power steering noisy
Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively both (1.2.1 (e))
Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged offside & nearside (adjusters) (3.3 (b) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
clutch noisy
power steering noisy
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively both (1.2.1 (e))
Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Obligatory mirror slightly damaged offside & nearside (adjusters) (3.3 (b) (i))
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
clutch noisy
knock suspension
power steering noisy
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
knock suspension
power steering noisy
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (8.4.1)
Offside Headlamp aim too high does not adjust manually (1.8)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Registration plate lamp not working both (1.1.C.1d)
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (8.2.2)
front brake excessively fluctuating offside & nearside (3.7.B.3)
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
knock suspension
power steering noisy
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)
slight play off side steering rack inner joint
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (8.4.1)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Nearside Steering rack insecure rack mounting bush worn. (2.2.B.1a)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Steering rack insecure rack mounting bush worn (2.2.B.1a)
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp bulb fitted incorrectly , to dull ,position lamp to bright ,brake lamp can not be seen operating when lights on. (1.2.1f)
Coolant leak tank split. ()
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
Check engine lamp is on.
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases front pipe to cat joint and middle to rear joint. (7.1.2)
ECU Light On
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (4.1.D.1e)
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (4.1.D.1e)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Nearside Rear All position lamps adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Nearside Rear Direction indicators have a product on the lenses so they are not visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
rear exhaust clamp corroded away
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Centre Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
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BN54 BXR is a 2004 Ford Fiesta in Blue with a 1,388cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 31 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 58.1%.
Across all 2004 Ford Fiesta models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.6% with a typical mileage of 64,638 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 Fiesta fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 959,538 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BN54 BXR, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Fiesta typically stays on UK roads for around 34 years. At 22 years old, this Ford Fiesta is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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BN54 BXR is a 2004 Ford Fiesta, first registered on 3 September 2004.
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