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2003 MAZDA MX-5
General Information
- Registration AM03CZB
- Manufacturer MAZDA
- Model MX-5
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1839cc
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- Expires 17 Sep 2026
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
18 Sep 2025
Pass
Mileage: 60,736 MI
Expiry date: 17 Sep 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front and rear suspension corroded
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output offside (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
9 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 60,736 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front and rear suspension corroded
- hand brake has long travel
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output offside (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened offside front (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
13 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 60,442 MI
Expiry date: 17 Sep 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- all under body corroded and suspension
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
5 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 60,442 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened and rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- all under body corroded and suspension
- Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
18 Sep 2023
Pass
Mileage: 59,906 MI
Expiry date: 17 Sep 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively and offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated and offside front upper (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective and offside front (4.1.1 (b) (i))
15 Sep 2023
Fail
Mileage: 59,906 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively and offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and offside front (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective and offside front (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated and offside front upper (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
8 Aug 2022
Pass
Mileage: 59,856 MI
Expiry date: 3 Sep 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake binding but not excessively both (1.2.1 (f))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive and inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- all suspension corroded
4 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 58,997 MI
Expiry date: 3 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- all suspension corroded
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
3 Sep 2021
Fail
Mileage: 58,997 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- all suspension corroded
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
4 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 58,398 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Sill starting to corrode
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively And offside rear (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated And offside front upper (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated And offside front lower (5.3.4 (b) (i))
7 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 58,240 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2020 13 Jun 202627 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 57,924 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2019 13 Jun 202623 Jul 2018
Fail
Mileage: 57,923 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
2 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 57,591 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2018 13 Jun 202620 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 56,907 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2017 13 Jun 202617 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 55,578 MI
Expiry date: 16 Aug 2016 13 Jun 202625 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 53,810 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
9 Jul 2013
Pass
Mileage: 51,892 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2014 13 Jun 20269 Jul 2013
Fail
Mileage: 51,892 MI
13 Jun 202612 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 47,506 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake juddering slightly (3.7.C.2)
12 Jul 2011
Pass
Mileage: 43,247 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2012 13 Jun 202616 Jul 2010
Pass
Mileage: 37,170 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2011 13 Jun 202613 Jul 2010
Fail
Mileage: 37,164 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
9 Mar 2010
Pass
Mileage: 37,015 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
9 Mar 2009
Pass
Mileage: 35,557 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2010 13 Jun 202625 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 31,748 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- Offside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
26 Feb 2007
Pass
Mileage: 24,479 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2008 13 Jun 202623 Aug 2006
Pass
Mileage: 22,209 MI
Expiry date: 22 Aug 2007Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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AM03CZB was registered on 2003-07-31
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