MOT Status
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150,427 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear inner arch corroded
all brake pipes corroded
centre exhaust deteriorated and blow
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear inner arch corroded
all brake pipes corroded
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat section (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear inner arch corroded
all brake pipes greased
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat section (6.1.2 (a))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear inner arch corroded
all brake pipes greased
all drop link bushes are starting to deteriorate
both rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating
slight corrosion on offside front brake pipe
slight corrosion on offside rear inner sill
Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded
both rear trailing arm bushes deteriorating
Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded
both rear trailing arm bushes slightly deteriorated
Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
wear all drop link bushes
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
nearside front inner driveshaft gaiter badly cracked
wear all droplink bushes
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
nearside front inner driveshaft gaiter badly cracked
wear all droplink bushes
corrosion offside front brake pipe
nearside rear brake shows signs of over heating
wear and slight pitting front discs
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
corrosion offside front brake pipe
nearside rear brake shows signs of over heating
wear and slight pitting front discs
offside rear brake pad worn low
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
rear exhaust box deteriorated
rear exhaust box deteriorated
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
rear exhaust box deteriorated
both rear drop links deteriorated
rear exhaust box deteriorated
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
both rear drop links deteriorated
rear exhaust box deteriorated
deterioration on all drop links
rear exhaust box deteriorated
corrosion on both rear brake discs
deterioration on exhaust rear box
nearside front tyre near limit on inner edge
nearside rear tyre worn on edges
offside front tyre worn on inner edge
slight deterioration on rear exhaust
wear on nearside front anti-roll bar drop link
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Y597 YAM is a 2001 Subaru Forester in Gold with a 1,994cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 25 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 84%.
Across all 2001 Subaru Forester models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.5% with a typical mileage of 96,565 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Subaru Forester fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 8,106 recorded failures. If you're considering buying Y597 YAM, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Subaru Forester typically stays on UK roads for around 29 years. At 25 years old, this Subaru Forester is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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Y597 YAM is a 2001 Subaru Forester, first registered on 22 March 2001.
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