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Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front & rear offside & nearside (1.1.11 (c))
Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement knock (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside & nearside (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
Nearside Window in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front & rear offside & nearside (1.1.11 (c))
Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule offside & nearside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement knock (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded offside & nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corrosion (5.3.2 (b))
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened offside & nearside (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush offside & nearside (2.7.4)
Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Oil leak ()
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing offside & nearside (2.7.2a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement nearside & offside (2.4.G.2)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
knock from suspension
parking brake cables signs of wear
Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush offside & nearside (2.7.4)
Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)
Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Oil leak ()
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing offside & nearside (2.7.2a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement nearside & offside (2.4.G.2)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
knock from suspension
parking brake cables signs of wear
Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush offside & nearside (2.7.4)
Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak ()
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing offside & nearside (2.7.2a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
knock from suspension
parking brake cables signs of wear
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt offside & nearside (2.2.C.1c)
Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush offside & nearside (2.7.4)
Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak ()
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing offside & nearside (2.7.2a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
brake warning lamp illuminated
creak from suspension
knock from suspension
parking brake cables signs of wear
Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened offside & nearside also outer sleeves chafed more than slight (3.5.1b)
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged more than slight (4.2.A.1a)
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened more than slight (2.4.G.1)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
slight noise from suspension / knock
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Outer Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
Rear Inner Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush offside & nearside outer (2.4.G.2)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively offside & nearside (8.2.2)
rear parking brake recording little or no effort both (3.7.B.6a)
Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened offside & nearside also outer sleeves chafed more than slight (3.5.1b)
Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules offside & nearside (3.6.B.4e)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged more than slight (4.2.A.1a)
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened more than slight (2.4.G.1)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive offside & nearside (2.4.A.3)
Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement offside & nearside (2.4.G.2)
Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Rear coil spring corroded offside & nearside (2.4.C.1b)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
parkbrake cables chafed(offside & nearside)
Front position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e)
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
parkbrake cables chafed(offside & nearside)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Front position lamp(s) slightly discoloured (1.1.A.3e)
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
parking brake cables worn
rear tyres low on edges
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) DANGEROUS
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Front position lamp(s) slightly discoloured (1.1.A.3e)
Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Inner Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
parking brake cables worn
rear tyres low on edges
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Inner Front Front suspension has slight play in a track control arm inner bush (2.5.B.2b)
Oil leak
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
airbag lamp illuminated
nearside front tyre below limit on edge
no smoke at time of test (emissions)
Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Inner Front Front suspension has slight play in a track control arm inner bush (2.5.B.2b)
Oil leak
Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
airbag lamp illuminated
nearside front tyre below limit on edge
no smoke at time of test (emissions)
Front number plate heavly damaged
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Inner Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated synthetic bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Rear brakes have an inbalance
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Front discs heavly worn and heavly scored
Front number plate heavly damaged
Nearside Inner Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated synthetic bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a slightly deteriorated rubber bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Lower Trailing arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Rear brakes have an inbalance
Rear discs worn and scored
ABS sensor wire fowling steering nearside front
Front discs worn and scored
Front tyres worn heavly on edge
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside rear inner side light bulb missing
Rear brakes out of balance
Rear discs worn and pitted
SRS warning light on
Wipers smearing windscreen
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b) DANGEROUS
ABS sensor wire fowling steering nearside front
Front discs worn and scored
Front tyres worn heavly on edge
Low pressure in nearside rear tyre
Nail in front tyre
Nail in rear tyre
Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside rear inner side light bulb missing
Rear brakes out of balance
Rear discs worn and pitted
SRS warning light on
Wipers smearing windscreen
Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
small splits both front wiper blades
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RY05 VGG is a 2005 Jaguar S-type in Grey with a 2,720cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 55%.
Across all 2005 Jaguar S-type models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.4% with a typical mileage of 73,908 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 Jaguar S-type fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 43,168 recorded failures. If you're considering buying RY05 VGG, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Jaguar S-type typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 21 years old, this Jaguar S-type is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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RY05 VGG is a 2005 Jaguar S-type, first registered on 30 June 2005.
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