MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
93,389 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
N/S/F & N/S/R alloy rims have slight flat spots on inner edges.
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
both outer sill corroded but not holed or exsesively weakened
long travel on hand brake
nearside front metal brake pipe starting to corrode
nearside rear tyre has nail in tread+worn close to limit
offside front tyre close to limit inside edge
offside rear tyre starting to peris+crack
slight movment offside front wheel bearing
under body of vehical genraly starting to corrode
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
both outer sills corroded not holed or exsesively weakened at time of test
front brake pads worn low on both sides
long travel on hand brake
nearside rear tyre has nail in tread+worn close to limit of 1.6mm on inside+outside edge
offside front metal brake pipe starting to corrode
offside front tyre badly perished+cracked
offside rear tyre starting to perish+crack
slight movement offside front wheel bearing
under body of vehical generaly starting to corrode
How Reliable is the Ford Scorpio?
Based on 105,492 MOT tests across 19,759 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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N897 BAU is a 1995 Ford Scorpio in Purple with a 2,935cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 4 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.
Across all 1995 Ford Scorpio models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.5% with a typical mileage of 105,515 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 Scorpio fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 8,112 recorded failures. If you're considering buying N897 BAU, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Scorpio typically stays on UK roads for around 32 years. At 31 years old, this Ford Scorpio is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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N897 BAU is a 1995 Ford Scorpio, first registered on 14 December 1995.
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