MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
5,189 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Lower Steering column flexible coupling is slightly deteriorated (2.2.2 (c))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
both valances and offside front outer wing panel slightly corodded
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Steering column flexible coupling is slightly deteriorated (2.2.2 (c))
Lower Steering column flexible coupling is slightly deteriorated (2.1.5)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front tyre outer sidewall heavily cracked advise replacment
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
both rear tyres and nearside front tyre perished wearing out of shape
surface corossion in both valances
Lower Steering column flexible coupling is slightly deteriorated perished (2.1.5)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Outer Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
nearside rear tyre wearing out of round
offside front tyre outer sidewall split/deterioating
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Offside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)
Lower Steering column flexible coupling is slightly deteriorated perished (2.1.5)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
nearside rear tyre wearing out of round
offside front tyre outer sidewall split/deterioating
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
nearside front tyre perished
nearside rear tyre slightly out of round
nearside front tyre perished
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
nearside rear tyre slightly out of round
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Offside Front Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
n/s/f tyre cracked
How Reliable is the Austin Metro City X?
Based on 4,820 MOT tests across 1,133 vehicles.
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D873 RGC is a 1986 Austin Metro City X in Blue with a 998cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 9 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.
Across all 1986 Austin Metro City X models, the average MOT pass rate is 63.1% with a typical mileage of 35,190 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Austin Metro City X fails its MOT is subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 610 recorded failures. If you're considering buying D873 RGC, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Austin Metro City X typically stays on UK roads for around 42 years. At 40 years old, this Austin Metro City X is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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D873 RGC is a 1986 Austin Metro City X, first registered on 15 December 1986.
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