MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
485,127 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Nearside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion wing panel and battery (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring slipper slightly worn (2.4.B.5)
Offside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion wing panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Inner Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Outer Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2)
Offside Rear Leaf spring slipper loose (2.4.B.5)
Rear registration plate faded but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
engine oil leak
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of a lower wishbone inner bearing (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Rear Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage (2.7.4)
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour (7.4.B.4)
Nearside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion wing panel and battery (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring slipper slightly worn (2.4.B.5)
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion wing panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a pin or bush of an lower wishbone inner bearing (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Inner Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Outer Body has slight corrosion sill panel (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Leaf spring has a slightly deteriorated shackle pin rubber bush not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.B.2)
Offside Rear Leaf spring slipper loose (2.4.B.5)
Offside rear parking (secondary) brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.6b)
Rear registration plate faded but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
engine oil leak
corrosion o/s and n/s inner arches.
front brake discs corroded.
o/s and n/s front and rear tyres perished.
o/s and n/s front shocks weak.
o/s and n/s inner sills corroded.
o/s and n/s sills corroded.
rear boor floor corroded.
Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Offside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Nearside Front Lower Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)
corrosion o/s and n/s inner arches.
front brake discs corroded.
o/s and n/s front and rear tyres perished.
o/s and n/s front shocks weak.
o/s and n/s inner sills corroded.
o/s and n/s sills corroded.
rear boor floor corroded.
offside front tyre sidewall deteriorating
How Reliable is the Carbodies Taxi/hire Car?
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Top MOT Failure Points
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P274 RYF is a 1996 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car in Black with a 2,664cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 8 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 75%.
Across all 1996 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car models, the average MOT pass rate is 65.6% with a typical mileage of 273,419 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Carbodies Taxi/hire Car fails its MOT is body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings, accounting for 1,797 recorded failures. If you're considering buying P274 RYF, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Carbodies Taxi/hire Car typically stays on UK roads for around 37 years. At 30 years old, this Carbodies Taxi/hire Car is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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P274 RYF is a 1996 Carbodies Taxi/hire Car, first registered on 28 August 1996.
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