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AP08BYU
2008 CHEVROLET MATIZ
Colour: Yellow
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 796cc
General Information
- Registration AP08BYU
- Manufacturer CHEVROLET
- Model MATIZ
- Year 2008
- Colour Yellow
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 796cc
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MOT History 20 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
20
Total Tests
14
Passes
6
Failures
70%
Pass Rate
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75 Total Defects Recorded
6 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 78,765 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Lower Oil leak, but not excessive sump (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn ( both sides ) (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower fuel filter secured with cable ties but not dangerous
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Central Rear Lower axel corroded
- Central Lower exhaust corroded
3 Feb 2025
Fail
Mileage: 78,760 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Inner Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Lower exhaust corroded
- Rear Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn ( both sides ) (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower fuel filter secured with cable ties but not dangerous
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Central Rear Lower axel corroded
- Central Front Lower Oil leak, but not excessive sump (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
2 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 73,011 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Central Rear Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced beam axle (6.1.1 (c) (i))
2 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 72,607 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached slit pin missing (5.3.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- rear axle corroded
- Play in both upper strut tops
24 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 68,471 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Fuel filter corroded
- Offside Front Play in brake slides
- Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a))
- Rear axle corroded
- Slight play in both front strut tops
- Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))
20 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 68,375 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Slight play in both front strut tops
- Offside Front Play in brake slides
- Fuel filter corroded
- Power steering component has slight seepage from a component (2.1.5 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear axle corroded
- Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))
11 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 64,331 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2023 14 Jun 202611 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 64,331 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
1 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 61,152 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
1 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 61,152 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded both pipes either side of flexi hose (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded both pipes either sides of flexi hose (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
7 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 58,002 MI
Expiry date: 21 Feb 2021 14 Jun 202622 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 54,162 MI
Expiry date: 21 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
19 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 51,085 MI
Expiry date: 18 Jan 2019 14 Jun 202619 Jan 2018
Fail
Mileage: 51,085 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front 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)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
21 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 47,089 MI
Expiry date: 20 Feb 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
21 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 40,426 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2016 14 Jun 202613 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 26,419 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2015 14 Jun 202624 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 14,289 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2014 14 Jun 202610 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 11,674 MI
Expiry date: 30 May 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
- Offside Rear rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
5 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 8,133 MI
Expiry date: 30 May 2012 14 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
AP08BYU was registered on 2008-05-30
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