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2008 NISSAN MICRA
General Information
- Registration AM08VRU
- Manufacturer NISSAN
- Model MICRA
- Year 2008
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1240cc
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- Expired 26 Mar 2026
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
11 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 84,004 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
11 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 84,004 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
21 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 82,231 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front body/headlight damaged
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
19 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 82,217 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front body/headlight damaged
15 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 80,077 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
9 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 80,003 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
23 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 78,354 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
16 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 78,310 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
15 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 76,006 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Suspension/ o/s/f inner wheel arch corroded
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 75,963 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Suspension/ o/s/f inner wheel arch corroded
- Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
25 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 74,522 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play on limit (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- reverse light not working
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
17 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 74,465 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn bush collapsed (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn bush collapsed (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- reverse light not working
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play on limit (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre out of shape (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive inner arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
26 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 71,753 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front inner arch corroded
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
25 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 71,753 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front inner arch corroded
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
27 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 68,704 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Front inner arch corroded
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement back bushes (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
5 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 65,315 MI
Expiry date: 26 Oct 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
27 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 63,055 MI
Expiry date: 26 Oct 2016 16 Jun 20267 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 59,049 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2016 16 Jun 20266 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 50,710 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2015 16 Jun 20264 Feb 2014
Fail
Mileage: 50,704 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Side repeater missing (1.4.A.2b)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
7 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 42,975 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2014 16 Jun 202610 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 36,303 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
10 Feb 2012
Fail
Mileage: 36,303 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
10 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 23,394 MI
Expiry date: 9 Feb 2012 16 Jun 20268 Feb 2011
Fail
Mileage: 23,394 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
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AM08VRU was registered on 2008-03-28
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