MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
68,748 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Rear Outer brake pad wearing lower unable to see inner rear pads
front number plate cracked rear plate delaminated
surface corrosion os front inner door shut
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Outer brake pad wearing lower unable to see inner rear pads
front number plate cracked rear plate delaminated
surface corrosion os front inner door shut
Offside Front Driver's seat insecure securing seat bolt missing (6.2.5 (a) (ii))
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
fuel and brake pipes getting rusty
power steering pipes getting rusty
rear inner sills getting rusty
suspension getting rusty
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
slight binding n.s.r. brake.
front tyres starting to split and perish
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
p.a.s. pipes corroded, n.s.f. a/roll bar link boot split.
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Fuel pipe/s corroded
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
corrosion underside, p.a.s. pipes corroded.
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)
lots of surface corrosion underside
n/s outer washer jet off screen
petrol tank filler neck corroded
rear number plate starting to peel
Brake fluid level near minimum.
Front brake discs worn/pitted.Advise replacement.
Fuel tank filler pipes corroded from filler cap to tank.
Inner steering rack joints worn.
N/S/F tyre damaged on outer side wall.
N/S/R tyre mishaped on inner edge of tread surface.Advise replacement.
N/S/R tyre perished.
O/S/F and N/S/F wishbone-front bushes peeling at bonded surface.
O/S/F tyre worn on inner edge.
O/S/R tyre perished and cut on tread surface.Advise replacement.
Power steering pump drive belt cracked.Advise replacement.
Rear brake pads worn to 2 to 3mm.Advise replacement.
How Reliable is the Ford Cougar?
Based on 152,057 MOT tests across 13,390 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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V385 LGE is a 2000 Ford Cougar in Silver with a 2,544cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 80%.
Across all 2000 Ford Cougar models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.6% with a typical mileage of 82,058 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
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 V385 LGE, 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 26 years old, this Ford Cougar is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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V385 LGE is a 2000 Ford Cougar, first registered on 26 January 2000.
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