MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
45,850 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement in track control arm (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive anti roll bar front mount area corroding (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive tie rod mount area corrodeding (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear tyre has slight flat spot
Oil leak engine ()
Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement in track control arm (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive anti roll bar front mount area corroding (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive tie rod mount area corrodeding (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear tyre has slight flat spot
Oil leak engine ()
Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Rear Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive tie rod mountain area starting to corroded (2.4.A.3)
Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Rear tie rod bushes wearing
engine oil leak
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded anti roll bar mountain area corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive tie rod mountain area starting to corroded (2.4.A.3)
Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Rear tie rod bushes wearing
engine oil leak
all suspension bushes perishing
f discs condition
n/s/f tyre on legal limit
oil leak
underside corroding
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
front and rear suspension bushes perished
front brake discs badly corrdoed
n/s front tyre is on the legal limit
oil leak
underside corroding
Centre mirror missing
Engine misfiring
N/S/R+O/S/R Suspension arm bushes worn
O/S/F Lower suspension arm worn
Oil leak
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (7.3.B.1b)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Centre mirror missing
Engine misfiring
N/S/R+O/S/R Suspension arm bushes worn
O/S/F Lower suspension arm worn
Oil leak
front number plate condition.engine oil leak.offside antiroll bar rubbers in track control arm perishing.nearside and offside rear tie rod bushes perishing.
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
front number plate condition.engine oil leak.offside antiroll bar rubbers in track control arm perishing.nearside and offside rear tie rod bushes perishing.
Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Oil leak
under body condition
o/s/r light slightly afected by another light
oil leak
under body condition
Nearside Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear position lamp(s) slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Oil leak
under body con
Oil leak
o/s/f floor
rear inner and outer sills
t.c.a bushes
slight play n/s rack arm
Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
front anti roll bar bushes starting to perish
nearside front tyre starting to perish
offside front tyre getting near limit
rear tyres starting to perish
slight play in rear wheel bearings
How Reliable is the Ford Escort?
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E301 WHS is a 1987 Ford Escort in Cream with a 1,296cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 18 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.1%.
Across all 1987 Ford Escort models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.2% with a typical mileage of 52,866 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 Escort fails its MOT is suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 465,333 recorded failures. If you're considering buying E301 WHS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Escort typically stays on UK roads for around 38 years. At 39 years old, this Ford Escort is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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E301 WHS is a 1987 Ford Escort, first registered on 11 November 1987.
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