MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
98,324 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Rear Vehicle structure fractured seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of towbar mounting chassis (6.6.6)
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings holed and corroded beside rear arm (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened lower seat (2.4.C.3c)
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Vehicle structure fractured seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of towbar mounting chassis (6.6.6)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both heavily corroded (3.5.1i)
Front coil spring corroded both heavily corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened and slow to retract (5.2.2a)
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules heavily corroded (3.6.B.4e)
Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
all 4 road wheels heavily corroded
full chassis outer skin heavily corroded
rear seat missing at time of test
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3)
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
Nearside Front front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Nearside Registration plate lamp shows direct white light to the rear (1.1.C.1f)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Offside Headlamp aim too far to the right (1.8)
Offside Registration plate lamp shows direct white light to the rear (1.1.C.1f)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
o/s tail lamp lens damaged
rear diff pinion seal leaking
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Front Steering damper gland failed and leaking oil (2.2.C.1e)
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement (7.2.4b)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
nearside front tyre worn on outside edge....
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
nearside front tyre worn on outside edge.
How Reliable is the Jeep Wrangler 2.5?
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P879 BUG is a 1997 Jeep Wrangler 2.5 in Green with a 2,464cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 15 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 53.3%.
Across all 1997 Jeep Wrangler 2.5 models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.1% with a typical mileage of 75,962 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 Jeep Wrangler 2.5 fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 571 recorded failures. If you're considering buying P879 BUG, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Jeep Wrangler 2.5 typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 29 years old, this Jeep Wrangler 2.5 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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P879 BUG is a 1997 Jeep Wrangler 2.5, first registered on 6 June 1997.
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