MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
92,744 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Inner Front suspension has excessive movement at a tie bar joint (2.5.A.1c)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Outer Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended (2.4.F.3)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated but can function as intended (2.4.F.3)
both front strut top mountings worn
engine management light on
rear seat belts not checked properly due to child seats
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
engine management light on
Nearside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
engine management light on
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.2.5b)
engine management light on
Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
both rear discs pitted
both rear brake discs corroded
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
both front tyres getting low on tread
service reminder on at dash
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) DANGEROUS
both front tyres getting low on tread
service light on at dash
Nearside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
Offside front brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.2b)
both rear tyres getting worn
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Y251 TSA is a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle in Blue with a 1,600cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 2001 Volkswagen Beetle models, the average MOT pass rate is 69.7% with a typical mileage of 79,088 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 Beetle fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 44,561 recorded failures. If you're considering buying Y251 TSA, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Beetle typically stays on UK roads for around 56 years. At 25 years old, this Volkswagen Beetle is still in the earlier part of its expected life.
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Y251 TSA is a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle, first registered on 24 May 2001.
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