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FV52LLW
2002 MINI MINI
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration FV52LLW
- Manufacturer MINI
- Model MINI
- Year 2002
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
18
Passes
7
Failures
72%
Pass Rate
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93 Total Defects Recorded
18 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 120,524 MI
Expiry date: 17 Sep 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Rear Fuel tank straps are corroded
- Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Central Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
17 Aug 2024
Fail
Mileage: 120,514 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam comes on headlights when selecting indicators (4.1.3 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Central Front Upper Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Central Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge plus cracking (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tread cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced all rear suspension and panels plus tank straps (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
19 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 120,246 MI
Expiry date: 18 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- fuel cap rubber seal cracking
- exhaust corroded
- Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Coil spring corroded all (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Brake hose slightly deteriorated all (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
17 Jun 2022
Pass
Mileage: 119,909 MI
Expiry date: 16 Jun 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Fuel Tank Straps Corroded
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
11 Jun 2021
Pass
Mileage: 119,391 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jun 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
13 May 2019
Pass
Mileage: 116,025 MI
Expiry date: 25 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
10 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 111,195 MI
Expiry date: 25 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- child seat o/s/r so unable to fully inspect safety belt
- oil leak
- o/s/f o/s/r tyres slightly perrished
- n/s/f o/s/r brake pipes slightly corroded
- stone chip in front screen
1 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 111,130 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded to brake hose (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded to brake hose (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- n/s/f o/s/r brake pipes slightly corroded
- stone chip in front screen
- oil leak
- o/s/f o/s/r tyres slightly perrished
- child seat o/s/r so unable to fully inspect safety belt
16 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 107,754 MI
Expiry date: 25 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front 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)
- Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Offside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
- Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded ends of metal pipe before flex (3.6.B.2c)
16 May 2017
Fail
Mileage: 107,754 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
- Front 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)
- Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Offside Front Lower Front suspension has slight movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded ends of metal pipe before flex (3.6.B.2c)
26 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 101,185 MI
Expiry date: 25 May 2017 4 Jun 202620 May 2016
Fail
Mileage: 101,114 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
23 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 89,190 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2016 4 Jun 202623 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 82,244 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2015 4 Jun 202620 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 78,440 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 71,317 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2013 4 Jun 202617 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 64,409 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
25 May 2010
Pass
Mileage: 55,467 MI
Expiry date: 24 May 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
6 May 2009
Pass
Mileage: 43,777 MI
Expiry date: 5 May 2010 4 Jun 20266 May 2009
Fail
Mileage: 43,777 MI
4 Jun 20265 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 42,088 MI
Expiry date: 8 Dec 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
9 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 37,304 MI
Expiry date: 8 Dec 2008 4 Jun 20267 Dec 2007
Fail
Mileage: 37,304 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
2 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 27,172 MI
Expiry date: 7 Dec 2007 4 Jun 202630 Nov 2006
Fail
Mileage: 27,050 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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FV52LLW was registered on 2002-12-16
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