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Central under floor area corroded
Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Rear body inner corner corroded
Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction item fixed to dash (3.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis. within shock absorber upper mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake actuating linkage mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor area (1.1.21 (e) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced wheel arch area (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis area (2.1.2 (e) (i))
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis. within shock absorber upper mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Central under floor area corroded
Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Rear body inner corner corroded
Offside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front inner step corroded and holed not in prescribed area
Offside Outer centre of sill corroded and holed not in prescribed area
Floor excessively deteriorated corroded (6.2.4 (a) (i))
Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Speedometer clearly inoperative (7.8 (b) (ii))
Vehicle Identification Number has more than one different number displayed (0.2 (c))
Offside Front Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front inner step corroded and holed not in prescribed area
Offside Front jacking point corroded and holed not in prescribed area
Offside Outer centre of sill corroded and holed not in prescribed area
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Inner step corroded and holed but not in prescribed area
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside floor corroded and holed but not structural or prescribed area
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Front Inner step corroded and holed but not in prescribed area
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer wheel arch (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside floor corroded and holed but not structural or prescribed area
Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
knock on steering
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
knock on steering
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively no spring tension on wiper arm (8.2.2)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Speedometer cannot be illuminated. (6.7.3)
Central Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Central Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g)
Hydraulic brake cylinder corroded but not excessively weakened Brake Master cylinder (3.6.A.2b)
Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Nearside Steering arm slightly corroded but serviceable (2.2.C.1d)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Steering arm slightly corroded but serviceable (2.2.C.1d)
Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
both rear tyres are showing signs of age
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
both rear tyres are showing signs of age
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
both headlight reflectoies corroded
corrosion to nearside rear wheel arch
exessive corrosion to front panel around windscreen
Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3)
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
both front headlight reflectois corroded
corrosion to nearside rear wheel arch area
corrosion to offside front floor
exessive corrosion to front panel around windscreen
nearside front floor has exessive corrosion
offside front bumper insecure
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
body generally corroded and repaired with tape
exhaust mounting is of a tempory wire fixing
n/s/r inner cv boot split
o/s/f cab step corroded
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
battery insecure
1/2 of engine surround seal missing, advise replacement b4 summer
HANDBRAKE NEAR END OF RESERVE TRAVEL
N/S/F TYRE UNEVEN WEAR AND LOW ON INNER EDGE
O/S/F CHASSIS ON Y SECTION CORRODED BUT NOT HOLED
O/S/F TYRE 23MM CUT AND 18MM CUT IN TREAD, ADVISE NEW TYRE
advise new wiper blades
advise rear brake strip and clean
front brake inbalance, advise caliper clean
front cab floors holed and corroded
front inner arch/cab steps holed
indicator stalk sticky to n/s
minor corrosion around front seatbelt mountings
minor perrish on steering coupling
rear x-member corroding
slight play in upper ball joints
spare tyre flat
stonechip on centre screen
throttle pedal u/s
various corrosion to body
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)
Offside Front Brake valve leaking (3.6.A.1)
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Offside Rear Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Battery insecure
Centre Front Steering pivot point has slight play (2.2.B.1g)
Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
n/s/f tyre unevenly worn
park brake travel long
various all round body damage and corrosion and corrosion starting on vehicle structure
Battery insecure
Centre Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
battery tray corroded and holed.
handbrake lever travel slightly long.
n/s front floor corroding and holed.
o/s handbrake cable rubbing metal to metal inside drum.
slight play n/s rear wheel bearing.
Offside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Battery insecure
Centre Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
battery tray corroded and holed.
handbrake lever travel slightly long.
n/s front floor corroding and holed.
o/s handbrake cable rubbing metal to metal inside drum.
slight play n/s rear wheel bearing.
advise new wiper blades
axle beam extensivly welded
corrosion to both inner wheel arch pannels
engine oil low
hole in n/s/f cab floor
n/s/f brake flexi retaining clip needs re-positioning
n/s/f bumper support loose
n/s/f shock weaping
needs new engine surround seal
o/s/f brake pipe corroded, advise replacement soon
o/s/r and n/s/r brake flexi ferrels corroding
o/s/r brake pipe and n/s/r brake pipe corroded
spare tyre near legal limit and worn unevanly
steering idler worn
stonechip 'zone b'
advise new front no. plate
all rear brake pipes have light corrosion
front axel beam extensivly welded
o/s/f and n/s/f inner front arches holed
slight play in steering idler pin
very slight play in all x4 ball joints
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Steering system slightly rough (2.2.D.1)
advise rear brake overhaul(noisey) and att. to o/s/r handbrake.
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VPV 657K is a 1972 Volkswagen Motor Caravan in Red with a 1,584cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 61.5%.
Across all 1972 Volkswagen Motor Caravan models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.9% with a typical mileage of 48,892 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 Motor Caravan fails its MOT is windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid, accounting for 8,888 recorded failures. If you're considering buying VPV 657K, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Motor Caravan typically stays on UK roads for around 56 years. At 54 years old, this Volkswagen Motor Caravan is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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VPV 657K is a 1972 Volkswagen Motor Caravan, first registered on 1 June 1972.
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