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Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Front Bonnet cross member Corrosion.
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Spare tyre no tread pattern.
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Front Bonnet cross member Corrosion.
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Spare tyre no tread pattern.
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Spare tyre defective ()
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Central Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Spare tyre defective ()
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))
Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen both headlamps (4.1.2 (a))
Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both front gaiters split (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Central Stop lamp(s) light intensity obviously reduced (4.3.3 (a) (i))
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Towbar obstructing the registration plate bike carrier (6.1.6 (f) (i))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
all 4 tyres close to legal limit with age deteriorated age
both front outer track rod end ball joint dust covers detriorated
engine oil leak from intercooler
off side front lower suspension arm dust cover detriorated
spare tyre illegal
thorn in off side rear tyre
Central Upper Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Nearside Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack gaiter (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak ()
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Spare tyre defective illegal ()
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both front outer (2.2.C.1c)
Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both rear (2.4.G.2)
Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rears worn close to wearbars (4.1.E.1)
Central Upper Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Nearside Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack gaiter (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak ()
Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Spare tyre defective illegal ()
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both front outer (2.2.C.1c)
Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both rear (2.4.G.2)
Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rears worn close to wearbars (4.1.E.1)
registration plate obscured bike rack (6.3.1d)
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
Nearside Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack gaiter (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both (2.2.C.1c)
Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rear close to wearbars (4.1.E.1)
spare tyre illegal
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
Nearside Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack gaiter (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both (2.2.C.1c)
Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rear close to wearbars (4.1.E.1)
spare tyre illegal
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting bolt missing (2.4.G.1)
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
Nearside Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack gaiter area (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt both (2.2.C.1c)
Tyre worn close to the legal limit both rear close to wearbars (4.1.E.1)
spare tyre illegal
Centre Upper Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Spare tyre defective
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Centre Upper Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Spare tyre defective
Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Oil leak
Spare tyre defective
Centre Upper Stop lamp deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket repaired, but not inappropriately (2.4.A.2)
Spare tyre defective
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (1.3.2e)
Rear registration plate obscured (6.3.1d)
Centre Upper Stop lamp deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket repaired, but not inappropriately (2.4.A.2)
Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing
rear foglight slightly discoloured
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage (6.1.C.1)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Suspension joint nearside lower dust cover split/missing
rear foglight slightly discoloured
Headlamp masks/converters fitted
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Spare tyre defective
offside and nearside outer and inner sills corroding not holed
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
cant seee any pad friction surfaces due to caliper design
larger tyres fitted to rear axle than on front axle
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
cant seee any pad friction surfaces due to caliper design
larger tyres fitted to rear axle than on front axle
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R252 PEL is a 2005 Ford Bongo in White with a 2,490cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 34 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 58.8%.
Across all 2005 Ford Bongo models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.3% with a typical mileage of 162,806 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 Bongo fails its MOT is fog lamp not working, accounting for 159 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R252 PEL, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Bongo typically stays on UK roads for around 31 years. At 21 years old, this Ford Bongo is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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R252 PEL is a 2005 Ford Bongo, first registered on 1 March 2005.
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