MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
189,422 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
wipers starting to smear
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
wipers starting to smear
Nearside Front floor pan corroded
Nearside Front tyre worn close to limit on shoulders
Nearside Rear trailing arm bush in poor condition
Offside Front floor pan corroded
Offside Front scraping noise @ wheel when rotated
Offside Front tyre worn close to limit on inner shoulder
Offside Rear trailing arm bush in poor condition
PAS pipe (pump to rack) in poor condition
corrosion to underside of vehicle
engine oil leak @ underside of engine bay
fuel filler neck corroded
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Nearside Front floor pan corroded
Nearside Front tyre worn close to limit on shoulders
Nearside Rear trailing arm bush in poor condition
Offside Front floor pan corroded
Offside Front scraping noise @ wheel when rotated
Offside Front tyre worn close to limit on inner shoulder
Offside Rear trailing arm bush in poor condition
PAS pipe (pump to rack) in poor condition
corrosion to underside of vehicle
engine oil leak @ underside of engine bay
fuel filler neck corroded
Nearside Front Steering retaining device missing track rod end lock nut, split pin missing (2.2.C.1g)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front tyre worn close to limit on inner shoulder
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement forward bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front floor pan corroded
Offside Front tyre worn close to limit on inner shoulder
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement forward bush (2.4.G.2)
corrosion to underside of vehicle
fuel filler neck corroded
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a seal (2.3.3b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a seal (2.3.3b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Clutch pedal rubber worn
Coolant leak
Fuel pipe/s corroded
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
Rear Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
rear wiper split
Offside Rear position lamp(s) slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Signs of corrision to complete underside of vehicle
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Offside Rear position lamp(s) slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Signs of corrision to complete underside of vehicle
Both front wipers starting to smear
Coolant leak
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Signs of corrision to underside of vehicle
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Both front wipers starting to smear
Coolant leak
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Signs of corrision to underside of vehicle
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking from a joint (2.3.3b)
Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
Both front wipers starting to smear
Coolant leak
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Signs of corrision to underside of vehicle
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
rear exhaust system coroded
Centre Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
rear exhaust system coroded
Battery insecure
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Battery insecure
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Oil leak
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
SRS warning light is on
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated (2.5.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage (2.3.3b)
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
nearside washer partly blocked
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside front brake juddering severely (3.7.A.2b)
Rear registration plate background overprinted or shadowed with text (6.3.1e)
Nearside Front brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated (2.5.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage (2.3.3b)
Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
nearside washer partly blocked
both front brake discs are showing slight distortion
brake fluid H20 content is above 3% advise to have changed
nearside front outer cv boot has a small pin hole in it
rear silencer outer casing is heavily corroded
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
both front brake discs are showing slight distortion
brake fluid H20 content is above 3% advise to have changed
nearside front outer cv boot has a small pin hole in it
nearside front tyre is wearing on edges
rear silencer outer casing is heavily corroded
Offside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
nearside front tyre wearing on outer edge
offside front tyre wearing on outer edge
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Y479 VKK is a 2001 Rover 45 in Silver with a 1,994cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 26 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 46.2%.
Across all 2001 Rover 45 models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.0% with a typical mileage of 64,645 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 45 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 48,934 recorded failures. If you're considering buying Y479 VKK, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Rover 45 typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 25 years old, this Rover 45 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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Y479 VKK is a 2001 Rover 45, first registered on 22 June 2001.
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