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KC53HSD
2003 MAZDA MX-5
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1597cc
General Information
- Registration KC53HSD
- Manufacturer MAZDA
- Model MX-5
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1597cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
14
Passes
11
Failures
56%
Pass Rate
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95 Total Defects Recorded
13 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 116,474 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jun 2025 13 Jun 202421 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 116,309 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
4 May 2023
Pass
Mileage: 100,958 MI
Expiry date: 26 May 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear outer sill just starting to show signs of corrosion
- Offside Rear handbrake effort slightly low
4 May 2023
Fail
Mileage: 100,958 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear handbrake effort slightly low
- Offside Rear outer sill just starting to show signs of corrosion
18 May 2022
Pass
Mileage: 88,718 MI
Expiry date: 26 May 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
11 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 88,260 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
5 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 87,911 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
27 May 2021
Pass
Mileage: 80,522 MI
Expiry date: 26 May 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Inner Suspension component mounting repair covered in underseal Both sides sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
27 May 2021
Fail
Mileage: 80,522 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Inner Suspension component mounting repair covered in underseal Both sides sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
24 Apr 2021
Fail
Mileage: 80,511 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor to sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength under sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill end (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Headlamp aim too high both (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d)) Repair immediately
- Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
8 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 77,989 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides inner and outer sills (2.4.A.3)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides inner sills (2.4.A.3)
- all discs rusty
2 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 77,983 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded both sides sill (2.4.A.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides inner sills (2.4.A.3)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- all discs rusty
- Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides inner and outer sills (2.4.A.3)
17 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 75,989 MI
Expiry date: 16 Apr 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
17 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 75,989 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
27 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 72,005 MI
Expiry date: 26 Mar 2015 27 Mar 201427 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 68,974 MI
Expiry date: 18 Mar 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
26 Feb 2013
Fail
Mileage: 68,973 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
19 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 67,187 MI
Expiry date: 18 Mar 2013 19 Mar 201220 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 63,237 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
20 Jan 2011
Fail
Mileage: 63,237 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
20 Jan 2010
Pass
Mileage: 59,956 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2011 20 Jan 201018 Jan 2010
Fail
Mileage: 59,929 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
22 Jan 2009
Pass
Mileage: 55,603 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
25 Jan 2008
Pass
Mileage: 50,885 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2009 25 Jan 200826 Jan 2007
Pass
Mileage: 45,816 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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KC53HSD was registered on 2003-12-09
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