MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
20,513 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5)
Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
FRONT REGISTRATION PLATE HAS SOME DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION.
FRONT TYRES ARE WORN DOWN TO 2.5MM
O/S/ OUTER SILL HAS SOME CORROSION AND RUST.
REAR MOST SECTION OF OUTER SILL HAS SOME CORROSION/RUST.
REAR SUBFRAME SHOWING SOME RUST AND DETERIORATION.
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
FRONT REGISTRATION PLATE HAS SOME DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION.
FRONT TYRES ARE WORN DOWN TO 2.5MM
O/S/ OUTER SILL HAS SOME CORROSION AND RUST.
REAR MOST SECTION OF OUTER SILL HAS SOME CORROSION/RUST.
REAR SUBFRAME SHOWING SOME RUST AND DETERIORATION.
Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting fractured (2.4.G.1)
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Sub-frame rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
FRONT REGISTRATION PLATE HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE
FRONT TYRES ARE WORN DOWN TO 2.5MM
N/S/F OUTER SILL SHOWING SOME CORROSION FROM CENTRAL TO REAR SECTIONS
O/S/F OUTER SILL SHOWING SOME CORROSION
REAR SUBFRAME SHOWING SOME CORROSION AND DETERIORATION
EXSPOSED AREAS OF PARK BRAKE CABLES ARE RUSTY.
FRONT REGISTRATION PLATE STARTING TO DELAMINATE.
N/S/F HEAD LAMP IS STARTING TO MIST.
Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear fog lamp missing (1.3.2a)
EXSPOSED AREAS OF PARK BRAKE CABLES ARE RUSTY.
FRONT REGISTRATION PLATE STARTING TO DELAMINATE.
N/S/F HEAD LAMP IS STARTING TO MIST.
Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAMES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION/RUST.
N/S AND O/S OUTER SILLS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION/RUST.
PARK BRAKE CABLES ARE RUSTY.
SMALL AMOUNT OF LATERAL MOVEMENT FOUND ON BOTH TRACK ROD ENDS.
Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAMES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION/RUST.
N/S AND O/S OUTER SILLS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION/RUST.
PARK BRAKE CABLES ARE RUSTY.
SMALL AMOUNT OF LATERAL MOVEMENT FOUND ON BOTH TRACK ROD ENDS.
both front tyres low inner edges
Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot (3.5.1c)
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 Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Offside Brake cable has a seized clevis joint pivot (3.5.1c)
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 Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Offside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone 'A' (8.3.1e)
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS
Brake cable has wires broken but is not significantly weakened (3.5.1b)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
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W447 VAV is a 2000 Rover Mini in Multi-colour with a 1,275cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 13 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 53.8%.
Across all 2000 Rover Mini models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.2% with a typical mileage of 39,248 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 Rover Mini fails its MOT is subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 32,036 recorded failures. If you're considering buying W447 VAV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Rover Mini typically stays on UK roads for around 47 years. At 26 years old, this Rover Mini is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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W447 VAV is a 2000 Rover Mini, first registered on 2 March 2000.
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