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ML53NNJ
2003 FIAT PUNTO
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1242cc
General Information
- Registration ML53NNJ
- Manufacturer FIAT
- Model PUNTO
- Year 2003
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1242cc
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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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120 Total Defects Recorded
30 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 122,422 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting underbody towards centre of vehicle (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting underbody towards centre of vehicle (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and smooth inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
12 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 112,867 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and smooth inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Central Rear Lower Engine mounting damaged but not to excess (6.1.8 (a) (i))
10 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 112,855 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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
Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Rear Lower Engine mounting damaged but not to excess (6.1.8 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and smooth inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
16 Sep 2023
Pass
Mileage: 103,930 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- oil leak
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
14 Sep 2023
Fail
Mileage: 103,929 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases manifold cat to middle section (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- oil leak
- no emission test carried out due to exhaust leak
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
6 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 95,469 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Rear Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
9 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 87,534 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- 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 Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
9 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 87,534 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- 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))
- Nearside Front Brake pad clip missing
10 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 80,586 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2021 23 Jun 202621 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 80,474 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill and floor excessively corroded (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired seized (1.1.17 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Passenger's seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant from radiator (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
16 Sep 2019
Pass
Mileage: 76,000 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive sump corroded (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
16 Sep 2019
Fail
Mileage: 76,000 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive sump corroded (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
13 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 69,890 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- both front tyres wearing on inner edges
- rear exhaust heat shield insecure
- rear blade split
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured both rear (4.4.3 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive sump rusty seeping (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Brake load sensing valve stiff (1.1.17 (c) (ii))
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective but function not impaired stiff (1.1.17 (a))
10 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 69,897 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor jack point area holed (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake load sensing valve stiff (1.1.17 (c) (ii))
- rear exhaust heat shield insecure
- rear blade split
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective but function not impaired stiff (1.1.17 (a))
- both front tyres wearing on inner edges
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured both rear (4.4.3 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive sump rusty seeping (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
12 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 63,480 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
20 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 58,128 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2017 23 Jun 202620 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 58,128 MI
23 Jun 202622 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 52,529 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- exhaust backbox deteriorated
- both rear tyres perishing
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
22 Sep 2014
Pass
Mileage: 47,066 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2015 23 Jun 202622 Sep 2014
Fail
Mileage: 47,066 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
17 Sep 2013
Pass
Mileage: 41,739 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake load sensing valve linkage stiff (3.6.E.3)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
17 Sep 2012
Pass
Mileage: 36,610 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2013 23 Jun 202626 Sep 2011
Pass
Mileage: 32,027 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2012 23 Jun 202621 Sep 2010
Pass
Mileage: 26,774 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2011 23 Jun 202625 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 21,720 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2010 23 Jun 202625 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,306 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2009 23 Jun 202625 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 17,217 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
25 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 12,424 MI
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ML53NNJ was registered on 2003-09-25
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