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AC08FET
2008 VAUXHALL VECTRA
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1796cc
General Information
- Registration AC08FET
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model VECTRA
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
17
Passes
10
Failures
62.96%
Pass Rate
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99 Total Defects Recorded
5 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 123,960 MI
Expiry date: 4 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front tyres on 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- various suspension bushes slightly perished
- slight play in front link rods
- front and rear sub frames corroded
5 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 123,960 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front tyres on 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- various suspension bushes slightly perished
- slight play in front link rods
- front and rear sub frames corroded
28 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 116,735 MI
Expiry date: 31 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- oil leak
- front and rear sub frames corroded
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
24 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 106,485 MI
Expiry date: 31 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rears corroded at the front (1.1.11 (c))
- front and rear subframes corroded
- exhaust slightly corroded at parts
- Oil leak, but not excessive from rockercover area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
24 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 106,485 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick metal to metal with disc (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both front (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn n/s/r metal to metal with pads (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- 2 heatshields insecure and rattling on exhaust system
- front and rear subframes corroded
- exhaust slightly corroded at parts
- Oil leak, but not excessive from rockercover area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slightly corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front to rears corroded at the front (1.1.11 (c))
1 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 96,711 MI
Expiry date: 31 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre wearing bald on edges 3mm in main tread 215/50/17 (5.2.3 (e))
1 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 96,711 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear axle trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Headlamp lens seriously defective both sides no beam pattern (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear axle trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both sides inoperative (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- secondary bonnet safety catch seized
- requires bonnet catch cable adjusted
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre wearing bald on edges 3mm in main tread 215/50/17 (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Windscreen wiper blade defective both sides smearing (3.4 (b) (i))
8 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 87,611 MI
Expiry date: 14 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front sub frame corroded
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule all (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- various suspension components corroded and bushes perished, front and rear
- Rear heat shield insecure
8 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 87,611 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases mid section to back box (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front sub frame corroded
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule all (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear heat shield insecure
- various suspension components corroded and bushes perished, front and rear
14 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 80,850 MI
Expiry date: 14 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
13 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 80,848 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- radiator leaking
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
15 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 76,840 MI
Expiry date: 14 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear tyre worn on inner edge
- rear discs corroded
- exhaust heat shield
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
15 Oct 2019
Fail
Mileage: 76,840 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear tyre worn on inner edge
- rear discs corroded
- exhaust heat shield
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
25 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 64,065 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
1 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 59,749 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2018 13 Jun 202631 Jul 2017
Fail
Mileage: 59,748 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad(s) wearing thin both front inner pads (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
1 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 55,354 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Both front to rear brake pipes slightly corroded
30 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 51,969 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2016 13 Jun 202630 Jul 2015
Fail
Mileage: 51,969 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
30 Jul 2014
Pass
Mileage: 48,651 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2015 13 Jun 20261 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 44,762 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2014 13 Jun 20261 Aug 2013
Fail
Mileage: 44,762 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
2 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 40,742 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2013 13 Jun 202624 Apr 2012
Pass
Mileage: 39,071 MI
Expiry date: 23 Apr 2013 13 Jun 202615 Apr 2011
Pass
Mileage: 32,806 MI
Expiry date: 14 Apr 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
4 Mar 2009
Pass
Mileage: 19,582 MI
Expiry date: 3 Mar 2010 13 Jun 20264 Mar 2009
Fail
Mileage: 19,575 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
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AC08FET was registered on 2008-04-21
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