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FP53THU
2003 MINI MINI
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration FP53THU
- Manufacturer MINI
- Model MINI
- Year 2003
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
19
Passes
9
Failures
67.86%
Pass Rate
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110 Total Defects Recorded
2 Jan 2025
Pass
Mileage: 95,134 MI
Expiry date: 1 Jan 2026 4 Jun 202616 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 90,993 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
2 Dec 2022
Pass
Mileage: 89,127 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2023 4 Jun 202617 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 86,808 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
16 Dec 2021
Fail
Mileage: 86,808 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
7 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 80,225 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2021 4 Jun 202618 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 78,528 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- both rear tyres slightly perished
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
7 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 75,738 MI
Expiry date: 18 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both rear (5.2.3 (e))
19 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 72,209 MI
Expiry date: 18 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear BRAKE STICKING SLIGHTLY
- REAR TYRE PERRISHED ON THE SIDE WALL.
- Offside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
19 Mar 2018
Fail
Mileage: 72,209 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- REAR TYRE PERRISHED ON THE SIDE WALL.
- Offside Rear BRAKE STICKING SLIGHTLY
15 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 70,904 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Rear tyres deteriorating
- Rear exhaust rubbers deteriorated
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
15 Feb 2017
Fail
Mileage: 70,902 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) Dangerous
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Rear tyres deteriorating
- Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Rear exhaust rubbers deteriorated
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both (3.5.1i)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
19 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 68,869 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit worn on edges (4.1.E.1)
16 Feb 2016
Fail
Mileage: 68,869 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (4.1.D.4)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (4.1.D.4)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit worn on edges (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
14 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 66,997 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Power steering pump has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
14 Feb 2015
Fail
Mileage: 66,995 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone 'A' (8.3.1e)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
- Power steering pump has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
- Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
31 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 62,823 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
31 Jan 2014
Fail
Mileage: 62,823 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a joint (2.3.3b)
15 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 59,557 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
15 Feb 2013
Fail
Mileage: 59,557 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
1 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 57,387 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jan 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
22 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 53,114 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jan 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
- front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b)
7 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 50,561 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
30 Nov 2009
Fail
Mileage: 50,529 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Rear rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
1 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 44,443 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
30 Nov 2007
Pass
Mileage: 39,312 MI
Expiry date: 29 Nov 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
23 Nov 2007
Fail
Mileage: 39,312 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
13 Nov 2006
Pass
Mileage: 31,764 MI
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FP53THU was registered on 2003-11-13
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