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50+ data pointsMOT History
Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Fuel hose deteriorated (6.1.3 (c) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
inner and outer sills corroded/deteriorated
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Fuel hose deteriorated (6.1.3 (c) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
inner and outer sills corroded/deteriorated
Front Coil spring corroded Both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Fuel hose deteriorated Fuel pipe/breather pipe (6.1.3 (c) (ii))
Inner and outer sills corroded/deteriorated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))
Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Front Coil spring corroded Both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Fuel hose deteriorated Fuel pipe/breather pipe (6.1.3 (c) (ii))
Inner and outer sills corroded/deteriorated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded Both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm rubber bushes deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
both front, brake back plates corroded
both rear inner valance pockets corroded
both sills corroded
fuel tank filler and breather pipes corroded
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm rubber bushes deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
both front, brake back plates corroded
both rear inner valance pockets corroded
both sills corroded
fuel tank filler and breather pipes corroded
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Front back plate corroded
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
both sills corroded
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
Offside Front back plate corroded
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
both sills corroded
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing pipes (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
both sills damaged
nearside front tyre valve deteriorated
offside front brake back plate corroded
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing pipes (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated both front inner (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear track control arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
both sills damaged
nearside front tyre valve deteriorated
offside front brake back plate corroded
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing pipes (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
all driveshaft, inner constant velocity boots deteriorated
o/s/f and n/s/r sills damaged
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front inner wing pipes (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
all driveshaft, inner constant velocity boots deteriorated
o/s/f and n/s/r sills damaged
Coil spring corroded all (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
O/S/F & N/S/R sills damaged
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Coil spring corroded all (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
O/S/F & N/S/R sills damaged
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipe end (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipe end (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear brake disc backing plates corroded/deteriorated n/s & o/s
Sills damaged - n/s/r & o/s/f
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a))
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Coil spring corroded all springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipe end (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipe end (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear brake disc backing plates corroded/deteriorated n/s & o/s
Sills damaged - n/s/r & o/s/f
Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear brake backplate corroded
Nearside Rear floor to inner sill area slightly weakened
Offside Front steering rack gaitor deteriorated
Offside Rear floor to inner sill area weakened
Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
outer sills covered nt allowing full inspection of prescribed areas
vehicle modified
Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Emissions not tested (7.3.A.1)
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (7.1.3)
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
VEHICLE MODIFIED
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
o/s/f tyre worn low on inner edge
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
exhaust noisy and not fully supported
nearside front tyre cut on wall
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (1.3.2e)
How Reliable is the Subaru Impreza Wrx?
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P612 HAY is a 1996 Subaru Impreza Wrx in Black with a 2,000cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 35 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 1996 Subaru Impreza Wrx models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.2% with a typical mileage of 102,792 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 Subaru Impreza Wrx fails its MOT is exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive, accounting for 377 recorded failures. If you're considering buying P612 HAY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Subaru Impreza Wrx typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 30 years old, this Subaru Impreza Wrx is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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P612 HAY is a 1996 Subaru Impreza Wrx, first registered on 31 December 1996.
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