MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
115,751 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Battery insecure
Front registration plate insecure (6.3.1b)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Offside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b)
Offside Windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) DANGEROUS
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) DANGEROUS
Centre Exhaust mounting missing (7.1.1b)
Front registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
How Reliable is the Lincoln Town Car Auto?
Based on 7,129 MOT tests across 728 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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R718 BVS is a 1998 Lincoln Town Car Auto in White with a 5,400cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 6 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 50%.
Across all 1998 Lincoln Town Car Auto models, the average MOT pass rate is 69.3% with a typical mileage of 139,768 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 Lincoln Town Car Auto fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 460 recorded failures. If you're considering buying R718 BVS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Lincoln Town Car Auto typically stays on UK roads for around 31 years. At 28 years old, this Lincoln Town Car Auto is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was R718 BVS registered?
R718 BVS is a 1998 Lincoln Town Car Auto, first registered on 31 December 1998.
Is R718 BVS safe to buy?
The MOT history for R718 BVS shows 6 tests with a 50% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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