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SV54 BDO

2005 Porsche 911

Grey Petrol 3824cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires5 Feb 2027
Tests27 (19 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate70.4%

Mileage

136,755 mi
Last recorded136,755 miles
Recorded on6 Feb 2026
Typical for 2005 Porsche 91149,844 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationSV54 BDO
MakePorsche
Model911
Year2005
ColourGrey
Fuel typePetrol
Engine3,824cc

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MOT History

19 pass 8 fail
Pass 6 Feb 2026 136,755 miles
Pass 14 Nov 2024 133,653 miles

Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 3 Nov 2023 128,769 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2022 121,617 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases manifold area (6.1.2 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive ? (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 19 Oct 2021 110,922 miles

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Fail 19 Oct 2021 110,922 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Pass 29 Oct 2020 109,123 miles

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All four corroded on inside edge (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Strong smell of petrol advise further investigation

Fail 22 Oct 2020 109,119 miles

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All four corroded on inside edge (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Strong smell of petrol advise further investigation

Pass 25 Oct 2019 107,902 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 11 Oct 2019 107,879 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 10 Apr 2019 107,587 miles

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All 4 Brake Discs (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 9 Apr 2019 107,582 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened All 4 Brake Discs (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 27 Sep 2017 105,061 miles

Front Coolant leak

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Fail 17 Jul 2017 105,047 miles

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort 124 ns 218 os (3.7.B.6a)

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) DANGEROUS

Coolant leak

Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Rear Brake hose slightly chafed (3.6.B.4d)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Pass 19 Jan 2016 93,714 miles

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 14 Jan 2016 93,686 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 13 Jan 2015 79,851 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)

Offside rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

offside rear ,nearside rear and offside front brake pipes corroded but coated cant be fully assesed

offside rear park efficiency not as effective as nearside

Pass 23 Jan 2014 60,230 miles

Both Front Tyres Wearing On Inner Edges.

Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Fail 17 Jan 2014 59,615 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) DANGEROUS

Both Front Tyres Wearing On Inner Edges.

Nail in nearside rear tyre

Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Pass 10 Jan 2013 49,986 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

rear discs corroded

Pass 18 Jan 2012 44,072 miles

both front top mounts starting to split

Pass 20 Jan 2011 39,408 miles
Pass 23 Apr 2010 35,542 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2009 34,103 miles

exhaust manifold to system fixings badly corroded

Fail 2 Nov 2009 34,103 miles

Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)

Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

exhaust manifold to system fixings badly corroded

Pass 6 Nov 2008 24,474 miles

both front lower suspension arm ball joints starting to leak grease

exhaust manifold to system fixings badly corroded

Pass 9 Nov 2007 10,945 miles

both front tyre inner edges worn 2-3mm

exhaust system fixings badly corroded

How Reliable is the Porsche 911?

Based on 977,057 MOT tests across 73,061 vehicles.

85.2%
Pass Rate
1,867
Miles/Year
47
Year Lifespan
73,061
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 20,869
position lamp(s) not working 7,590
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 6,439
Headlamp aim too high 6,432
Brake pipe excessively corroded 5,466
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SV54 BDO is a 2005 Porsche 911 in Grey with a 3,824cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70.4%.

Across all 2005 Porsche 911 models, the average MOT pass rate is 86.3% with a typical mileage of 49,844 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 Porsche 911 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 20,869 recorded failures. If you're considering buying SV54 BDO, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Porsche 911 typically stays on UK roads for around 47 years. At 21 years old, this Porsche 911 is still in the earlier part of its expected life.

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SV54 BDO is a 2005 Porsche 911, first registered on 7 January 2005.

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