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50+ data pointsMOT History
Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded 4 x springs corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
underside & all suspension components heavily corroded - not yet excessive or affecting strength of components
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded 4 x springs corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
underside & all suspension components heavily corroded - not yet excessive or affecting strength of components
Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on rear axle (1.1.11 (c))
Central Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material below servo (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on rear axle (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material below servo (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Axle Knuckle / swivel joints corroded
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
Rear Suspension rod corroded but not seriously weakened Panhard rod (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Offside Front Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Axle Knuckle / swivel joints corroded
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
Rear Suspension rod corroded but not seriously weakened Panhard rod (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Axle Knuckle / swivel joints corroded
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Panhard rod (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Axle Knuckle / swivel joints corroded
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Panhard rod (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
foot brake biting point half way down (foot brake travel)
Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle 55% (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Corrosion throughout underside of vehicle
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Axle set (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Exhaust system heavily corroded (6.1.2 (a))
foot brake biting point half way down (foot brake travel)
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
various underbody corrosion
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Slightly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Front Coil spring corroded Both front springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 205/70r15 (5.2.3 (e))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded Both rear springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Slightly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Front Coil spring corroded Both front springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 205/70r15 (5.2.3 (e))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded Both rear springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Front Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b))
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust system deteriorated
Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Front coil spring corroded Both (2.4.C.1b)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively Just met min requirements (3.7.B.3)
Exhaust system deteriorated
Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Front coil spring corroded Both (2.4.C.1b)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively Just met min requirements (3.7.B.3)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Front coil spring corroded Both (2.4.C.1b)
Rear coil spring corroded Both (2.4.C.1b)
EMLon
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Side running board mounting points very corroded, also a body mount.
Nearside front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
EMLon
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
OSR tyre low pressure
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Side running board mounting points very corroded, also a body mount.
EML light on
Rear exhaust box deteriorated.
Nearside front brake slightly binding
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Nearside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
both front brake discs starting to detieriorate
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EM53 KNS is a 2003 Suzuki Jimny in Red with a 1,328cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.5%.
Across all 2003 Suzuki Jimny models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.5% with a typical mileage of 57,891 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 Suzuki Jimny fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 18,210 recorded failures. If you're considering buying EM53 KNS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Suzuki Jimny typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 23 years old, this Suzuki Jimny is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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EM53 KNS is a 2003 Suzuki Jimny, first registered on 22 December 2003.
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