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50+ data pointsMOT History
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front exhuast flexpipe separated / poor
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front brake lag on maximum 25% limit
Offside Front tyre wearing inner edge
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Rear brake drum back plates corroded / holed
brake fluid level slightly low
handbrake lever travel slightly high
headlamp patterns slightly poor
power steering slightly noisy in operation
tailgate struts u/s
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front exhaust flexpipe separated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front slight brake lag - 18%
Offside Rear brake lag - 26% (max limit 30%)
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and transmission areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread slightly poor (0.1 (b))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both trailing arm front bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear tailgate struts u/s
handbrake lever travel slightly high
headlamp patterns slightly poor
headlamp patterns poor
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs slight lip (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front exhaust flexpipe separated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front brake lag - 21% (max limit 25%)
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both trailing arm front bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
handbrake lever travel slightly high
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both trailing arm front bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
handbrake lever travel slightly high
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both trailing arm front bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
handbrake lever travel slightly high
Front exhaust flexpipe separated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shock absorbers corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front trailing arm bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front exhaust flexpipe separated
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine and gearbox areas (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shock absorbers corroded (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front trailing arm bushes splitting (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii))
Front exhaust flexpipe separating
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shocks corroded (5.3.2 (b))
handbrake lever travel high
headlamp patterns poor
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Front exhaust flexpipe separating / heat shields loose/rattle
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shocks corroded (5.3.2 (b))
handbrake lever travel high
headlamp patterns poor
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front exhaust flexpipe seperated
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn edges / on 2.3mm (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside washer slightly poor
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing losing shape inner edge / slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shocks corroded (5.3.2 (b))
wipers slightly poor
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively lipped (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front exhaust flexpipe seperated
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn edges / on 2.3mm (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside washer slightly poor
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing losing shape inner edge / slight cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing both shocks corroded (5.3.2 (b))
wipers slightly poor
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm very worn edges / on 1.4mm (5.2.3 (e))
Front exhaust flexpipe seperated
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn edges / on 3.1mm (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn edges / on 2.7mm (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear tyre cracked
Oil leak, but not excessive minor (8.4.1 (a) (i))
auxiliary belt slightly noisy
handbrake lever travel high
Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexpipe separated (7.1.2)
Front tyres wearing inner edges
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Oil leak slight ()
handbrake lever travel slightly high
headlamp patterns poor
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules all (3.6.B.4e)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Front both tyres wearing edges
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Oil leak ()
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing both (2.7.2a)
front exhaust flexpipe seperating
handbrake lever travel slightly high
headlamp patterns slightly poor
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules all (3.6.B.4e)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Front both tyres wearing edges
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Oil leak ()
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing both (2.7.2a)
front exhaust flexpipe seperating
handbrake lever travel slightly high
headlamp patterns slightly poor
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
front brake discs slight lip
oil leak
Brake pipe excessively corroded n/s front to rear @rear (3.6.B.2c)
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre section (7.1.2)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) DANGEROUS
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) DANGEROUS
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
front brake discs slight lip
oil leak
rear exhaust joint very corroded
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nail in nearside rear tyre
Oil leak
nsr tyre worn on inside edge
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nail in nearside rear tyre
Oil leak
nsr tyre low pressure
nsr tyre worn on inside edge
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
auxilliary belt slightly noisy
front number plate cracked
n/s/r tyre wearing inner edge
wipers judder
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Oil leak
auxilliary belt slightly noisy
front number plate cracked
n/s/r tyre wearing inner edge
wipers judder
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Oil leak
brake fluid level slightly low
front number plate cracked
n/s wiper poor
rear wiper split
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Oil leak
brake fluid level slightly low
front number plate cracked
n/s wiper poor
rear wiper split
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
front brake discs and pads slightyly worn
front number plate cracked
front tyre pressures appear low
n/s/r tyre wearing inner edge
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
front brake discs and pads slightyly worn
front number plate cracked
front tyre pressures appear low
n/s/r tyre wearing inner edge
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
front brake discs slight wear
front brake pads worn
front number plate cracked
n/s wiper poor
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
front brake discs slight wear
front brake pads worn
front number plate cracked
n/s wiper poor
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
o/s/f tyre worn inner edge/pressure appears low
All metal brake pipes corroding
Offside front tyre wearing unevenly advise replacement and 4 wheel alignment to check suspension geometry
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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R631 XRT is a 1997 Mitsubishi Carisma in Blue with a 1,834cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 31 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.5%.
Across all 1997 Mitsubishi Carisma models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.3% with a typical mileage of 95,508 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 Mitsubishi Carisma fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 27,459 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R631 XRT, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Mitsubishi Carisma typically stays on UK roads for around 30 years. At 29 years old, this Mitsubishi Carisma is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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R631 XRT is a 1997 Mitsubishi Carisma, first registered on 27 November 1997.
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