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ExpiredMileage
131,934 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis holed at subframe mount. (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill holed. (5.2.6)
Offside Front Brake hose twisted (3.6.B.4c)
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis holed at subframe mount. (6.1.B.2)
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill holed. (5.2.6)
Fuel tank leaking fuel tank breather pipes corroded and tank filler pipe corroded. (7.2.3) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
under side of vehicle poor condition.(corrosion).
Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.2.6)
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
Nearside Power steering ram(s) has slight seepage from a seal rack (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.2.6)
Offside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
sill covers fitted possibly obscuring corrosion
Exhaust system not adequately supported catalytic converter (7.1.1)
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.A.3)
Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.2.6)
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
Nearside Power steering ram(s) has slight seepage from a seal rack (2.3.3b)
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.2.6)
Offside Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
sill covers fitted possibly obscuring corrosion
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Oil leak
rear subframe rusty
Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Oil leak
rear subframe rusty
Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
front brake pads 20% left
heavily surface corroded rear subframe and front subframe and suspension units
outer sills have plastic covers over them perventing full examination
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
front brake pads 20% left
heavily surface corroded rear subframe and front subframe and suspension units
outer sills have plastic covers over them perventing full examination
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.C.1b)
both rear coil springs corroding
long handbrake travel
n/s/f wheel started to bind
outer sills covered
play in o/s/r link pin on limit
slight play in n/s/f link pin
air bag light on
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
air bag light on
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade insecure (8.2.2)
Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)
Offside Registration plate lamp not illuminating the registration plate (1.1.C.1e)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
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SV51 DSE is a 2001 Subaru Legacy in Bronze with a 2,457cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 17 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.7%.
Across all 2001 Subaru Legacy models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.3% with a typical mileage of 95,393 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 Subaru Legacy fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 11,876 recorded failures. If you're considering buying SV51 DSE, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Subaru Legacy typically stays on UK roads for around 35 years. At 25 years old, this Subaru Legacy is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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SV51 DSE is a 2001 Subaru Legacy, first registered on 28 September 2001.
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