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Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear N/S & O/S brake pipes corroded and covered in underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Central Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement N/S & O/S linkage bushes worn/deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes corroded and covered in underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Fuel cap seal cracking
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper & lower suspension arms corroded & covered in thick underseal (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper & lower suspension arms corroded & covered in thick underseal (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside windscreen slight damage
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper & lower suspension arms corroded & covered in thick underseal (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Upper & lower suspension arms corroded & covered in thick underseal (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement N/S & O/S linkage bushes worn/deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes corroded and covered in underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front floor
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper & lower bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper & lower bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
windscreen slightly damaged
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper & lower bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))
Offside Front sill area has corrosion
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement upper & lower bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
windscreen slightly damaged
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Offside Rear parking brake low effort
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S, upper & lower suspension components covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
windscreen slightly damaged
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear of front wheel arch area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear of front wheel arch area (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S upper & lower suspension arms coated in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Offside Rear parking brake low effort
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S brake pipes covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened N/S & O/S upper & lower suspension arms coated in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
windscreen slightly damaged, not adversely affecting driver's view
Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S coated in underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms coated in underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms coated in underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms coated in underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms coated in underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material N/S & O/S coated in underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material All brake pipes are covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front lower section front wing / sill area excessively corroded
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Fuel Pipe/s corroded
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Obligatory mirror slightly loose (3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened upper & lower suspension arms covered in thick underseal over corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear parking brake low effort
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes have been covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all front subframe & suspension componets covered in thick underseal over surface corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front sill area under body has had patch repair
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output bulb appears to be discoloured reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
Offside Rear parking brake low effort
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all rear subframe & suspension componets covered in thick underseal over surface corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all brake pipes have been covered in thick underseal (1.1.11 (c))
Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all front subframe & suspension componets covered in thick underseal over surface corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front sill area under body has had patch repair
Offside Rear parking brake low effort
Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all rear subframe & suspension componets covered in thick underseal over surface corrosion (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Parking brake low effort
Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Parking brake low effort
Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking (3.6.A.1)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Both rear tyres cracking in tread not to casing & Exhaust heat shield insecure
Both rear tyres cracking in rubber but not to casing
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Both rear tyres cracking in rubber but not to casing
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
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G197 YBU is a 2000 Mazda MX-5 in Silver with a 1,597cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 62.1%.
Across all 2000 Mazda MX-5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.2% with a typical mileage of 76,778 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 Mazda MX-5 fails its MOT is seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 44,475 recorded failures. If you're considering buying G197 YBU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Mazda MX-5 typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 26 years old, this Mazda MX-5 is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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G197 YBU is a 2000 Mazda MX-5, first registered on 1 February 2000.
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