MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
17,898 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside Outer Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
OFFSIDE FRONT LOWER ARM SLIGHT PLAY AND PERRISHED ON INNER REAR BUSH AND INNER FRONT BUSH
OFFSIDE FRONT OF OUTER SILL PANEL SMALL HOLE
OFFSIDE FRONT ROAD WHEEL SLIGHTLY DAMAGED ON INNER RIM OF WHEEL
OFFSIDE FRONT TYRE SLIGHTLY WORN ON INNER EDGE OF TYRE
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
OFFSIDE FRONT LOWER ARM SLIGHT PLAY AND PERRISHED ON INNER REAR BUSH AND INNER FRONT BUSH
OFFSIDE FRONT OF OUTER SILL PANEL SMALL HOLE
OFFSIDE FRONT ROAD WHEEL SLIGHTLY DAMAGED ON INNER RIM OF WHEEL
OFFSIDE FRONT TYRE SLIGHTLY WORN ON INNER EDGE OF TYRE
brake discs corroded and worn
brake pads worn low
front lower arms bushes split
slight exhaust blow
Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
brake discs corroded and worn
brake pads worn low
front lower arms bushes split
slight exhaust blow
nearside front lower inner front void bush slightly perrished
nearside front wishbone front inner bush starting to split
How Reliable is the Ford Ka?
Based on 8,818,307 MOT tests across 675,715 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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R480 RRY is a 1998 Ford Ka in Blue with a 1,299cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 10 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 1998 Ford Ka models, the average MOT pass rate is 62.2% with a typical mileage of 62,348 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 Ka fails its MOT is suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 404,005 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R480 RRY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Ka typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 28 years old, this Ford Ka is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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R480 RRY is a 1998 Ford Ka, first registered on 30 May 1998.
Is R480 RRY safe to buy?
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