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2008 VAUXHALL CORSA
General Information
- Registration DF08XHD
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model CORSA
- Year 2008
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1364cc
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- Expires 20 Jul 2026
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MOT History 26 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
15 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 106,814 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
15 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 106,814 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (5.3.3 (b) (i))
9 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 102,743 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive nearside and offside rear sub frame mounting brackets (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule nearside and offside rear (1.1.12 (f) (i))
3 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 102,742 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened front on nearside (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Position lamp not working nearside front (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened nearside front lower (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule nearside and offside rear (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive nearside and offside rear sub frame mounting brackets (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Shock absorbers has light misting of oil nearside rear (5.3.2 (b))
5 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 99,097 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule bothsides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
4 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 99,094 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake lever pivot worn to the extent that the brake may inadvertently release (1.1.6 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule bothsides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
21 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 93,410 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
8 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 93,406 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle by more than 50% (1.2.1 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
14 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 85,553 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- front suspension corrosion
- wipers smearing
- Offside Rear handbrake cable mount corroded /broken
13 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 85,552 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- front suspension corrosion
- Offside Rear handbrake cable mount corroded /broken
- wipers smearing
4 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 80,572 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jul 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
3 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 80,572 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
15 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 77,162 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jul 2020 23 Jun 202627 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 76,851 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jun 2020 23 Jun 202626 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 70,207 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jun 2019 23 Jun 202626 Jun 2018
Fail
Mileage: 70,207 MI
23 Jun 202622 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 69,840 MI
Expiry date: 23 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Wishbone. (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit & cracking. (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Wishbone. (2.4.G.1)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both. (3.5.1i)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside front tyre cracking on inside tyre wall.
- Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
18 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 69,840 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both. (3.5.1i)
- Offside front tyre cracking on inside tyre wall.
- Offside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Wishbone. (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit & cracking. (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Trailing arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Wishbone. (2.4.G.1)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
15 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 66,112 MI
Expiry date: 23 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing both sides (2.7.2a)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
24 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 61,792 MI
Expiry date: 23 May 2017 23 Jun 202628 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 57,625 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2016 23 Jun 202628 Mar 2015
Fail
Mileage: 57,624 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
29 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 46,094 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2015 23 Jun 202625 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 32,966 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2014 23 Jun 202626 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 19,712 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2013 23 Jun 202616 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 13,750 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2012 23 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!
DF08XHD was registered on 2008-03-28
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