MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
98,451 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
both headlamp lenses deteriorated and beam images poor
nearside park brake effort should be better
offside rear abs wire bracket insecure
offside rear shocker slightly damp
rear subframe and suspension arms heavily corroded
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules all (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Some play in steering rack
heavy corrosion on sub frames and suspension components
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules all (3.6.B.4e)
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Some play in steering rack
heavy corrosion on sub frames and suspension components
Head lamps poor.
Heavy corrosion on subframes and suspension components.
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (5.2.6)
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (5.2.6)
Head lamps poor.
Heavy corrosion on subframes and suspension components.
both sills holes/ corroded at front, not in a prescribed area
headlamps tarnished and beam images poor
pas pipe slightly leaking at offside front
rear brake pipes corroding/poor
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
both sills holes/ corroded at front, not in a prescribed area
headlamps tarnished and beam images poor
pas pipe slightly leaking at offside front
rear brake pipes corroding/poor
front and rear subframes corroding
front to rear and rear brake pipes corroding
gearbox end cap cracked/ deteriorated
headlamp lens deteriorated and beam images poor
nearside front floor and offside front sill holed/ corroded, not in a prescribed area
pas pipe slightly leaking
slight play at nearside front wheel bearing
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
front and rear subframes corroding
front to rear and rear brake pipes corroding
gearbox end cap cracked/ deteriorated
headlamp lens deteriorated and beam images poor
nearside front floor and offside front sill holed/ corroded, not in a prescribed area
pas pipe slightly leaking
slight play at nearside front wheel bearing
Rear tyres perrished, out of shape and worn to limit
gearbox end casing corroded/ split
headlamps deteriorated, nearside beam image poor
nearside sill at front and rear and offside sill at rear corroding
offside sill holed/ corroded at front, not in a prescribed area
slight pas fluid leak at rack area
Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Registration plate lamp insecure (1.1.C.1c)
gearbox end casing corroded/ split
headlamps deteriorated, nearside beam image poor
nearside sill at front and rear and offside sill at rear corroding
offside sill holed/ corroded at front, not in a prescribed area
raer tyres perished on walls, out of shape and worn to limit on inner edge
slight pas fluid leak at rack area
Corrosion on brake pipes, advise further check/replace.
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage (2.3.3b)
hand brake operation heavy
Corrosion on brake pipes, advise further check/replace.
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage (2.3.3b)
hand brake operation heavy
both front brake pipes corroding
front to rear brake pipes coroding
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
both front brake pipes corroding
front to rear brake pipes coroding
both front brake pipes corroding
both rear flexi hose ferrules corroding
exhaust mounts corroding
exhaust rubbers cracking
front to rear brake pipes corroding
Nearside front brake juddering severely (3.7.A.2b)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
both front brake pipes corroding
both rear flexi hose ferrules corroding
exhaust mounts corroding
exhaust rubbers cracking
front brakre discs corroding on inner face
front inner brake pads look low
front to rear brake pipes corroding
front brake disc's corroded on inner face
neraside front inner cv boot leaking
Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
front brake disc's corroded on inner face.
slight oil leak, suspect flexi hose to steering rack.
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
front brake disc's corroded on inner face.
slight oil leak, suspect flexi hose to steering rack.
both front and both rear brake pipes corroding
front and rear number plates poor
front tyres getting low
rear chassis corroding
rear sub-frame corroding
slight play in nearside rear drop link
slight power steering leak
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
both front and both rear brake pipes corroding
front and rear number plates poor
front tyres getting low
rear chassis corroding
rear sub-frame corroding
slight play in nearside rear drop link
slight power steering leak
nearside front headlamp beam image poor
pas pipes coroded
rear hub tie bar bushes poor
slight judder at nearside front brake
nearside headlamp beam image poor
offside rear brake disc poor on inner face
pas pipes coroding
rear hub tie bar bushes poor/ worn
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
nearside headlamp beam image poor
offside rear brake disc poor on inner face
pas pipes coroded
rear hub tie bar bushes poor/ worn
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S865 XAV is a 1998 Ford Cougar in Silver with a 2,544cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 25 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 52%.
Across all 1998 Ford Cougar models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.8% with a typical mileage of 87,878 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 Cougar fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 11,699 recorded failures. If you're considering buying S865 XAV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Ford Cougar typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 28 years old, this Ford Cougar is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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S865 XAV is a 1998 Ford Cougar, first registered on 16 November 1998.
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