MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
12,037 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Covers impede parts of the inspection.
Inner rear valance cracking around exhaust mountings.
Offside front and nearside front anti-roll bar vertical link lower bushes heavily perished.
Offside front and nearside front suspension upper ball joint gaiters perishing.
Slight play in nearside rear driveshaft universal joint.
Offside front and nearside front suspension upper ball joint gaiters perishing.
Very slight play in nearside rear driveshaft inner universal joint.
Covers impede parts of the inspection.
Offside front and nearside front suspension upper ball joint gaiters heavily perished.
Offside rear foot and hand brake efforts slightly low.
Possible slight roughness developing in offside front wheel bearings.
Rear panel, by rear exhaust mountings, starting to crack.
Handbrake travel long.
Nearside front suspension upper ball joint gaiter perishing.
Slight play in nearside of steering rack.
Slight play in offside front suspension trunnion.
Front brake discs worn.
Nearside front brake pads worn low.
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured (2.4.A.3)
Steering wheel retaining device insecure (2.1.6)
Front brake discs pitted.
Possible slight roughness developing in offside front wheel bearings.
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Suspension joint offside upper dust cover split/missing
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Oil leak
all tyres perrished
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
nearside rear parking brake return spring mount broken
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
nearside rear parking brake return spring mount broken
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
How Reliable is the Triumph Spitfire?
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GPG 459V is a 1980 Triumph Spitfire in White with a 1,493cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 75%.
Across all 1980 Triumph Spitfire models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.8% with a typical mileage of 63,409 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Triumph Spitfire fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 4,320 recorded failures. If you're considering buying GPG 459V, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Triumph Spitfire typically stays on UK roads for around 63 years. At 46 years old, this Triumph Spitfire is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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GPG 459V is a 1980 Triumph Spitfire, first registered on 21 March 1980.
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