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OU05PJX
2005 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1498cc
General Information
- Registration OU05PJX
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model A-CLASS
- Year 2005
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1498cc
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- Expires 25 Jun 2027
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
18
Passes
9
Failures
66.67%
Pass Rate
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101 Total Defects Recorded
26 Jun 2026
Pass
Mileage: 155,648 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jun 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Side repeater lens slightly damaged
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
26 Jun 2026
Fail
Mileage: 155,648 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Side repeater lens slightly damaged
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
23 Jun 2026
Fail
Mileage: 155,645 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
24 Jun 2025
Pass
Mileage: 147,756 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre x2
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin inners look very close, but cant see clearly enough. (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
23 Jun 2025
Fail
Mileage: 147,755 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin inners look very close, but cant see clearly enough. (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre x2
- Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
22 May 2025
Fail
Mileage: 147,330 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both. (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nail in tyre
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
6 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 218,095 KM
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- slight corrosion too vehicle
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various places (1.1.11 (c))
4 Jun 2024
Fail
Mileage: 218,093 KM
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- slight corrosion too vehicle
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various places (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
8 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 132,015 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various places (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- slight corrosion too vehicle
5 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 132,015 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- slight corrosion too vehicle
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material various places (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
8 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 127,433 MI
Expiry date: 7 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
19 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 122,959 MI
Expiry date: 20 Oct 2021 4 Jul 202621 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 122,932 MI
Expiry date: 20 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded
- Underside covers fitted
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both sides (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Both front suspension shocks corroded
5 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 120,064 MI
Expiry date: 4 Oct 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
22 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 117,019 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
22 Sep 2017
Fail
Mileage: 117,019 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
1 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 113,505 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front abs reluctor on wheel bearng loose
1 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 113,505 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front abs reluctor on wheel bearng loose
28 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 110,282 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2016 4 Jul 202628 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 106,169 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2015 4 Jul 202614 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 100,788 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2014 4 Jul 20267 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 94,068 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2013 4 Jul 202610 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 84,517 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2012 4 Jul 20268 Nov 2011
Fail
Mileage: 84,511 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
2 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 72,962 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2011 4 Jul 202628 Jul 2009
Pass
Mileage: 59,251 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jul 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
28 Jul 2008
Pass
Mileage: 48,027 MI
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OU05PJX was registered on 2005-07-29
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