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LS03CVD
2003 MINI MINI
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration LS03CVD
- Manufacturer MINI
- Model MINI
- Year 2003
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
17
Passes
10
Failures
62.96%
Pass Rate
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163 Total Defects Recorded
1 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 125,835 MI
Expiry date: 31 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All 4 (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Both sides front (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing All 4 corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Coil spring corroded Both sides rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
22 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 125,754 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions unable to be completed Exhaust blowing (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Position lamp showing white light to the rear Both rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light Both rear showing white light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened Both sides front (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing All 4 corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded Both sides rear (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All 4 (1.1.12 (f) (i))
25 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 122,752 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- 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 Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (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 Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- underbody/components corroded
- brake pedal quite soft
22 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 122,736 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front locking nut on rack arm not tight causing slight play and stress on track rod end Dangerous
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner sidewall split exposing chords (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner sidewall split exposing chords (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner sidewall split exposing chords (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits lambda high possibly because of exhaust blow ,BET test not carried out as engine getting hot. (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Rear fog lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.5.4 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- underbody/components corroded
- brake pedal quite soft
- 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 Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear exhaust section (6.1.2 (a))
4 Aug 2023
Fail
Mileage: 122,646 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust heavily corroded
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
4 Aug 2022
Pass
Mileage: 113,131 MI
Expiry date: 3 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear no plate light cover missing
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3 Aug 2022
Fail
Mileage: 113,131 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- all rear suspension components corroded
- all front suspension components corroded
- Offside Rear no plate light cover missing
- Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
18 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 112,323 MI
Expiry date: 20 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- slight corrosion to rear discs
- all flexi brake hose ferrules corroded
17 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 112,323 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- all flexi brake hose ferrules corroded
- slight corrosion to rear discs
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
21 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 108,388 MI
Expiry date: 20 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- slight corrosion to front sub frame
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
26 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 106,100 MI
Expiry date: 25 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear exhaust silencer corroded
7 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 106,098 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- exhaust orroded
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
5 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 103,233 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit and nail in tyre (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
6 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 99,895 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded both mainfeed (3.6.B.2c)
- both rear wheels binding slightly
- both exhaust center rubber hangars badly deteriorated
- both exhaust back box rubber hangars snapped
- both O/S jacking blocks missing
- Rear exhaust pipe sitting flush against body
- Offside headlamp electronic adjuster in-op
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 4-3mm tread remaining, loosing shape slightly and perished (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Nearside Front tyre scrubbing inner shoulder, slight sidewall damage
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded both (3.6.B.2c)
25 Feb 2017
Fail
Mileage: 99,795 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
- Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated (7.2.4c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded both (3.6.B.2c)
- both rear wheels binding slightly
- both exhaust center rubber hangars badly deteriorated
- both exhaust back box rubber hangars snapped
- both O/S jacking blocks missing
- Rear exhaust pipe sitting flush against body
- Nearside Front tyre scrubbing inner shoulder, slight sidewall damage
- Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded both mainfeed (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside headlamp electronic adjuster in-op
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 4-3mm tread remaining, loosing shape slightly and perished (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Nail in tyre ()
9 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 96,259 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- excessive travel on foot brake
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
1 Mar 2016
Fail
Mileage: 96,193 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Emissions not tested due to excessive exhaust leak (7.3.A.1)
- Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear both binding slightly
- excessive travel on foot brake
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
3 Mar 2015
Fail
Mileage: 92,435 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
3 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 92,435 MI
Expiry date: 5 Mar 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
4 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 83,594 MI
Expiry date: 5 Mar 2015 6 Jun 20264 Mar 2014
Fail
Mileage: 83,594 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
6 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 65,449 MI
Expiry date: 5 Mar 2014 6 Jun 202630 Apr 2011
Pass
Mileage: 46,001 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
3 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 29,010 MI
Expiry date: 2 Apr 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
27 Mar 2009
Pass
Mileage: 18,300 MI
Expiry date: 27 Mar 2010 6 Jun 202628 Mar 2008
Pass
Mileage: 66,565 MI
Expiry date: 27 Mar 2009 6 Jun 202628 Mar 2007
Pass
Mileage: 5,346 MI
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LS03CVD was registered on 2003-04-09
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