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ExpiredMileage
72,471 miAbove average mileage for this year
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and flexible hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc -especially rubber bushes
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and flexible hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc -especially rubber bushes
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and flexible hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc -especially rubber bushes
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g)
drive shafts worn
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and flexible hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc -especially rubber bushes
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
rear drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
rear drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
rear drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
Nearside Outer Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has excessive play in a universal joint (2.4.G.4b)
Offside Rear Radius arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure (2.4.G.1)
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure (3.1.4b)
Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
brake pipes and hose ferrules corroding
clutch pedal rubber missing
rear drive shafts worn
signs of standing -perishing corrosion and welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has slight play in a universal joint (2.4.G.4b)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has slight play in a universal joint (2.4.G.4b)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
clutch pedal rubber missing
signs of standing -perishing and corrosion -welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
steel brake pipes corroding
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has slight play in a universal joint (2.4.G.4b)
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)
Offside Rear Drive shaft uj which forms part of the suspension has slight play in a universal joint (2.4.G.4b)
Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
clutch pedal rubber missing
signs of standing -perishing and corrosion -welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
steel brake pipes corroding
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
clutch pedal rubber missing
driveshafts worn
signs of standing -perishing and corrosion -welded repairs
some deterioration to suspension etc
steel brake pipes corroding
signs of standing -many areas and components perishing and corroding-some welded repairs some deterioration to suspension etc driveshafts worn clutch pedal rubber missing and cable frayed
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
signs of standing -many areas and components perishing and corroding-some welded repairs some deterioration to suspension etc driveshafts worn clutch pedal rubber missing and cable frayed
signs of standing-many areas and components perishing and corroding -some welded repairs some deterioration to suspesion etc driveshafts worn clutch pedal rubber missing and cable frayed
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
signs of standing-many areas and components perishing and corroding -some welded repairs some deterioration to suspesion etc driveshafts worn clutch pedal rubber missing and cable frayed
signs of standing -many areas and components perishingand corroding -some welded repairs some wear suspension etc -driveshafts worn clutch rubber missing and cable frayed
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)
signs of standing-many areas and components perishing and corroding -some welded repairs some wear suspension etc -driveshafts worn clutch pedal rubber missing and cable frayed
see previous advisory notice
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) DANGEROUS
Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c) DANGEROUS
many areas corroding some deterioration to suspension etc clutch cable frayed
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OUC 558L is a 1973 Lotus Europa in Green with a 1,558cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 55%.
Across all 1973 Lotus Europa models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.0% with a typical mileage of 52,271 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 Lotus Europa fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 112 recorded failures. If you're considering buying OUC 558L, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Lotus Europa typically stays on UK roads for around 57 years. At 53 years old, this Lotus Europa is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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OUC 558L is a 1973 Lotus Europa, first registered on 1 January 1973.
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