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GF51 SFY

2001 MG ZS

Silver Petrol 2497cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires1 Aug 2022
Tests23 (17 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate73.9%

Mileage

82,086 mi
Last recorded82,086 miles
Recorded on2 Aug 2021
Typical for 2001 MG ZS69,047 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationGF51 SFY
MakeMG
ModelZS
Year2001
ColourSilver
Fuel typePetrol
Engine2,497cc

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MOT History

17 pass 6 fail
Pass 2 Aug 2021 82,086 miles

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated upper and lower (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Pass 7 Jul 2020 78,723 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 19 Nov 2019 77,852 miles

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, centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated slight split/seepage of grease (5.3.4 (b) (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, centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

gearbox selector shaft seal has slight oil seepage

Fail 13 Nov 2019 77,852 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floorpan holed and corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements has a feature or fixing that has the effect of changing the appearance of the characters (0.1 (d))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm, centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking/perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated slight split/seepage of grease (5.3.4 (b) (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, centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

coolant expansion tank empty

gearbox selector shaft seal has slight oil seepage

Pass 29 Oct 2018 75,594 miles

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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 centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (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 centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 29 Oct 2018 75,594 miles

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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 centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm centre bush deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 1 Nov 2017 73,558 miles

Nearside Front tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement centre bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded upper limit of acceptable corrosion (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement centre bush (2.4.G.2)

Oil leak ()

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Fail 27 Oct 2017 73,553 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis/floorpan holed and corroded (2.4.A.3)

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis/floorpan holed and corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Front tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement centre bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded upper limit of acceptable corrosion (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement centre bush (2.4.G.2)

Oil leak ()

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 5 Nov 2016 70,391 miles

Front windscreen wiper blades slight smearing in use

Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perishing/cracking/splitting (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floorpan (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Front tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Nearside Rear tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Fail 29 Oct 2016 70,373 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (2.4.A.3)

Front windscreen wiper blades slight smearing in use

Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perishing/cracking/splitting (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floorpan (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Front tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Nearside Rear tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 16 Nov 2015 67,224 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch/chassis (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Rear tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch/chassis (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 16 Nov 2015 67,224 miles

Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.A.3)

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch/chassis (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Rear tyre has slight damage to the outer sidewall

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner wheel arch/chassis (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 12 Nov 2014 64,111 miles

Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

nearside front brake very slightly binding

Fail 12 Nov 2014 64,111 miles

Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

nearside front brake very slightly binding

Pass 15 Nov 2013 60,948 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

front windscreen wiper blades smearing slightly

nearside front floorpan has slight corrosion

nearside front tyre has some damage to outer sidewall consistent with having been run flat

nearside rear tyre has slight wear/damage to the outer sidewall

offside rear tyre has slight wear/damage to the outer sidewall

Pass 14 Nov 2012 57,235 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

nearside front tyre sidewall perishing/slightly damaged

Pass 21 Nov 2011 53,004 miles

Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

front brake disks inner surface in poor condition

nearside rear wheel binding slightly

Pass 18 Nov 2010 48,266 miles
Pass 17 Nov 2009 41,642 miles
Pass 11 Nov 2008 37,190 miles
Pass 9 Nov 2007 32,703 miles

Small stone-chips in windscreen.

Pass 20 Nov 2006 27,474 miles
Pass 17 Nov 2005 21,397 miles

How Reliable is the MG ZS?

Based on 361,123 MOT tests across 38,682 vehicles.

73.5%
Pass Rate
6,128
Miles/Year
25
Year Lifespan
38,682
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 14,838
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 11,726
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 7,561
Stop lamp not working 7,137
parking brake recording little or no effort 6,487
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GF51 SFY is a 2001 MG ZS in Silver with a 2,497cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.9%.

Across all 2001 MG ZS models, the average MOT pass rate is 69.1% with a typical mileage of 69,047 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a MG ZS fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 14,838 recorded failures. If you're considering buying GF51 SFY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The MG ZS typically stays on UK roads for around 25 years. At 25 years old, this MG ZS is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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GF51 SFY is a 2001 MG ZS, first registered on 23 November 2001.

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