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ExpiredMileage
65,131 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front tyre worn on inner edge
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (5.2.6)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (5.2.6)
Nearside Front tyre worn on inner edge
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2.0mm (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
offside front wheel bearing slightly noisy
Nearside Headlamp aim too far to the left (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)
Rear Passenger's seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)
Steering damper leaking oil (2.2.C.1f)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
offside front wheel bearing slightly noisy
Horn not working (1.6.2a)
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on (8.2.1b)
Rear Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3) DANGEROUS
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Driver's seat insecure (6.2.A.1)
Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm seriously weakened by corrosion (2.4.G.1)
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
Offside Front Torque/reaction arm seriously weakened by corrosion (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Passenger's seat insecure (6.2.A.1)
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
front crossmember and floor rusted and welded
Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3)
Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Indicator tell tale inoperative (1.4.A.2a)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
front crossmember and floor rusted and welded
Both headlights slightly out of align
Both rear tyres punctured.
General corrosion to rear brake pipes and flexy ferrules
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.6.D2)
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (hotspot upper edge above the horizontal 0% line) (1.6.D1)
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
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RYK 541L is a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle in Blue with a 1,200cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 62.5%.
Across all 1973 Volkswagen Beetle models, the average MOT pass rate is 65.7% with a typical mileage of 46,746 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 Volkswagen Beetle fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 44,561 recorded failures. If you're considering buying RYK 541L, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Beetle typically stays on UK roads for around 56 years. At 53 years old, this Volkswagen Beetle is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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RYK 541L is a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle, first registered on 1 May 1973.
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