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ML53FKJ
2003 AUDI TT
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1781cc
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- Registration ML53FKJ
- Manufacturer AUDI
- Model TT
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1781cc
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MOT History 32 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
32
Total Tests
20
Passes
12
Failures
62.5%
Pass Rate
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150 Total Defects Recorded
31 May 2026
Pass
Mileage: 141,189 MI
Expiry date: 30 May 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Outer sill heavily coated in underseal
- Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Outer sill heavily coated in underseal
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
15 Apr 2026
Fail
Mileage: 139,957 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front 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))
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
28 Apr 2025
Pass
Mileage: 138,473 MI
Expiry date: 27 Apr 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
11 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 138,473 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Sil (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Sil (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
22 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 137,450 MI
Expiry date: 21 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Outer sill cover corroded
- Offside Rear Outer sill cover corroded
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
17 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 137,450 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill at rear suspension mounting point (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill at suspension mounting point (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
15 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 133,415 MI
Expiry date: 16 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 129,807 MI
Expiry date: 16 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
9 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 129,807 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
17 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 125,498 MI
Expiry date: 16 Nov 2021 23 Jun 202611 Jan 2019
Pass
Mileage: 120,428 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2020 23 Jun 202611 Jan 2019
Fail
Mileage: 120,428 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
17 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 117,249 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- All four tyre valves perished.
- Both front to rear brake pipes plastic coating bulged.
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Nearside Front Tyre outer sidewall damaged.
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe plastic coating bulged.
- Nearside Rear Tyre has cracking to the tread.
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn on inner tread and outer sidewall damaged.
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe plastic coating bulged.
- Offside Rear Tyre has cracking to the tread and outer sidewall damaged.
17 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 117,249 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- All four tyre valves perished.
- Offside Front Tyre worn on inner tread and outer sidewall damaged.
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Both front to rear brake pipes plastic coating bulged.
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe plastic coating bulged.
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Offside Rear Tyre has cracking to the tread and outer sidewall damaged.
- Nearside Rear Tyre has cracking to the tread.
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe plastic coating bulged.
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre outer sidewall damaged.
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
5 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 110,072 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Both rear metal brake pipe plastic coating bulged.
- Offside Rear Tyre has slight damage to outer sidewall.
- Offside Front Tyre has slight damage to outer sidewall.
- Nearside Front Tyre has slight damage to outer sidewall.
- Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Both rear tyres have cracking to the treads.
- All four tyre valves perished.
28 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 101,829 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front suspension top mount has slight play.
- n/s/r, o/s/r and o/s/f tyre valves cracked.
- n/s/r, o/s/r and o/s/f tyre sidewall damaged.
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
28 Apr 2016
Fail
Mileage: 101,828 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front tyre bald.
- rear undertray slightly insecure.
- all four tyre outer sidewalls damaged.
- Valve stem slightly damaged all four tyre valves. (4.1.D.1e)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front suspension top mount has slight play.
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Outer tyre sidewall perished.
19 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 93,249 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
7 May 2015
Fail
Mileage: 93,114 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
23 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 84,212 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
23 Apr 2014
Fail
Mileage: 84,212 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing (5.2.1b)
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
30 Apr 2013
Pass
Mileage: 75,552 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2014 23 Jun 202615 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 71,126 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
8 May 2012
Fail
Mileage: 71,063 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
18 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 67,340 MI
Expiry date: 17 May 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
17 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 63,054 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2011 23 Jun 202630 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 60,094 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
2 Apr 2009
Fail
Mileage: 58,970 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked (2.4.G.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
30 Apr 2008
Pass
Mileage: 44,995 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
16 Jul 2007
Pass
Mileage: 42,882 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2008 23 Jun 202614 Jul 2007
Fail
Mileage: 42,882 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Offside Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c)
20 Jul 2006
Pass
Mileage: 34,839 MI
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ML53FKJ was registered on 2003-09-26
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