• The Forums are now open to new registrations, adverts are also being de-tuned.

MoT history check: Free for all. Top cheap larks.

markjay said:
Hands up those of you who DIDN'T enter the details of cars they owned in the past to see what happened to them after leaving your stable..... :D
Click to expand...

It's the first thing I do with these things!
 
Wow. Checked my old M3 Evo...

Passed Dec 2011 and failed Jan 2014 with this lot - would have been quicker to list what was right! :D

No wonder he sold it to a racing team in Sussex (he got in touch with me to find out some history).

Reason(s) for failure

Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (3.6.G.2)
Front registration plate incorrect (6.3.1a)
Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking from a joint (2.3.3b)
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Exhaust emits visible black smoke at idle (7.3.A.2b)
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
Nearside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Offside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
 
Just checked my old Audi A4 - sold it with 142k miles on it... By the next MOT, the data suggests it had the best part of 60k miles whipped off it.

And then all the next MOT's the mileage increases as expected from the clocked one.
 
A Vito that I sold a few year ago in its last MOT:

Vehicle MOT History - GOV.UK

underbody very heavily corroded

front brake disc very heavily corroded

offside and nearside front to rear chassis rails very heavily corroded

rear crossmember very heavily corroded

offside and nearside rear inner and outer arches very heavily corroded

front brake pipes very heavily corroded

bottom of doors very heavily corroded

offside and nearside front to rear inner and outer sills very heavily corroded

exhaust very heavily corroded and blow from exhaust very near excessive

offside and nearside rear shocker covers very heavily corroded

front coil springs very heavily corroded

chassis rails front to rear very heavily corroded

rear springs very nheavily corroded

oil leak around engine area

rear suspension parts heavily corroded

offside front headlight aim on limit

door steps and outer sills heavily corroded

slight binding on nearside rear wheel

unable to fully check welding repairs to sills and inner wings due to heavily covered in underseal and seamseal
 
My old 1990 MR2 Turbo is still passing the test every year :D 25 years old so not bad..

My current bangernomic SAAB is repairing itself between tests.. last years advisories have gone away on this years MOT
 
Always said my car is very reliable and well maintained... the OCD in me is annoyed at the perfect MOT history destroyed by the blemish of a recorded fail due a blown bulb two years ago (followed by an immediate pass once the bulb was replaced). Arghhhh......
 
Was having fun checking "interesting" cars for sale, but the website stopped working yesterday:confused:

I'm hoping it's back up soon.
 
Pontoneer said:
I wonder if the test centre gains some advantage out of conducting a failed test before retesting and passing ?

I knew my car needed new tyres and , as I had done before , purchased tyres and arranged for my local garage to fit them then carry out the MOT .

Looking just now , I see the car was failed on the two rear tyres ( which I'd have said were evenly worn pretty much on the limit , and certainly just above the tread wear indicators ) then retested and passed , all on the same date , with the same recorded mileage and no additional charge for the 'extra' test .

Maybe the garage gains some benefit in statistics through this ?
Click to expand...

The MoT stations are 'expected' to fail a percentage of cars by VOSA.
If they don't find issues the the computer will flag up their garage and they'll be high on the list for a VOSA visit/test MoT.
That possibly.. accounts for the fails and the quick free retests ;)
 
bob6600 said:
I noticed the same today but found this on Goggle

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
Click to expand...

Ahh, thanks, that's great.

Only one problem, now my car doesn't come up with the current reg, which has been on it for 2 years, but the original reg when the car was registered:confused:

Also checked a '99 V-reg car, but it only displayed the current MOT test status, nothing previous at all - strange.
 
Last edited:
Good to know my old (completely rebuilt) 1971 Lotus Elan DHC Sprint is still going, but only 6300 miles on it now :dk:

Only had about 30K when I sold it back in 1980.......
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top Bottom