MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
93,511 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) DANGEROUS
n/s and o/s front anti roll bar rubber has play
n/s and o/s rear tyres has tears
n/s front anti roll bar link arm has play
power steering pipes close to failure with corrision
rear brake pads low
air bag lamp on will fail mot very soon
n/s and o/s front brake lines corrision now almost at failure
n/s and o/s rear tyres has tears
n/s rear brake pads getting low
park brake poor performance failure limit at 16% your park brake tested at 16%
park brake very high
power steering pipes corrision now part of mot test
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
air bag lamp on will fail mot very soon
n/s and o/s front brake lines corrision now almost at failure
n/s and o/s rear tyres has tears
n/s rear brake pads getting low
park brake poor performance failure limit at 16% your park brake tested at 16%
park brake very high
power steering pipes corrision now part of mot test
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
n/s and o/s rear tyrss has tears
park brake poor performance, just passed . failure limit 16%. tested at 16%
park brakr high
rear brake pads may be low
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
n/s and o/s rear tyrss has tears
park brake poor performance, just passed . failure limit 16%. tested at 16%
park brakr high
rear brake pads may be low
front n/s and o/s tyres getting low on tread
park brake reserve travel allmost at fail
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
front n/s and o/s tyres getting low on tread
park brake reserve travel allmost at fail
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
n/s and o/s front top ball joint has play
o/s steering rack end has play
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
n/s and o/s front top ball joint has play
o/s steering rack end has play
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)
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R661 KGJ is a 1997 Ford Explorer in Grey with a 4,008cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 14 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.
Across all 1997 Ford Explorer models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.7% with a typical mileage of 95,460 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 Explorer fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 5,568 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R661 KGJ, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Explorer typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 29 years old, this Ford Explorer is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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R661 KGJ is a 1997 Ford Explorer, first registered on 28 August 1997.
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