MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
15,819 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings panel (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings side skirt (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner leg (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner leg (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings floor (6.1.B.2)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Headlamp aim too high Both sides (1.8)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Near subframe (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Inner arch (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Underside (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Near subframe (6.1.B.2)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed (6.3.5.a)
All failed corrosion marked white
Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Body has slight corrosion Inner door (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Rear Inner Body has slight corrosion Arch both sides (6.1.B.2)
rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively Both sides (3.7.B.3)
offside rear brake slight bind
repair to offside rear covered in heavy underseal
second hand offside front lower ball joint has play
steps loose
underside covered in heavy under seal
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
front bumper loose
offside rear brake slight bind
rear bumper loose
repair to offside rear covered in heavy underseal
steps loose
underside covered in heavy under seal
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b)
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) DANGEROUS
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Front bumper insecure
Rear bumper insecure
offside step insecure
underside of vehicle heavily undersealed
slight play in n/s/f wheel bearing
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
How Reliable is the Volkswagen Beetle?
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Top MOT Failure Points
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BNE 371N is a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle in Blue with a 1,500cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 14 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 57.1%.
Across all 1974 Volkswagen Beetle models, the average MOT pass rate is 65.5% with a typical mileage of 46,813 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 Beetle fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 44,561 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BNE 371N, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Beetle typically stays on UK roads for around 56 years. At 52 years old, this Volkswagen Beetle is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was BNE 371N registered?
BNE 371N is a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, first registered on 15 August 1974.
Is BNE 371N safe to buy?
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