MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
417,932 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Outer Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Fuel tank insecure (7.2.1)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Intermediate drop arm fractured and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d)
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Inner Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Outer Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
parking brake efficiency only just met 16%
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play inner (2.2.B.1f)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Centre Rear Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror insecure (8.1.1)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Steering box has a significant oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Centre Rear Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Front Upper Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Centre Rear Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Steering system lightly rubbing (2.2.D.2a)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Front Direction indicator excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Centre Rear Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Steering system lightly rubbing (2.2.D.2a)
Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Advisory for the parking brake as this has just passed at 16%.
Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
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X705 HLE is a 2000 Metrocab Metrocab Auto in Blue with a 2,446cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 15 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 53.3%.
Across all 2000 Metrocab Metrocab Auto models, the average MOT pass rate is 69.9% with a typical mileage of 324,261 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 Metrocab Metrocab Auto fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 518 recorded failures. If you're considering buying X705 HLE, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Metrocab Metrocab Auto typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 26 years old, this Metrocab Metrocab Auto is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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X705 HLE is a 2000 Metrocab Metrocab Auto, first registered on 11 September 2000.
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