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SA53PVF
2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1796cc
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- Registration SA53PVF
- Manufacturer MERCEDES-BENZ
- Model C
- Year 2004
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1796cc
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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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141 Total Defects Recorded
6 Dec 2024
Fail
Mileage: 125,351 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- unable to inspect all underside plastic covers fitted
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- all rear suspension arms corroded but not weakened
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
12 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 123,059 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2024 13 Jun 202628 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 123,032 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- rear suspension arms plastic covers
24 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 121,069 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- rear axle and components are heavy corrosion
- exhaust bracket broken off
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
23 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 121,069 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- rear axle and components are heavy corrosion
- exhaust bracket broken off
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
10 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 119,390 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2022 13 Jun 202618 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 119,381 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
25 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 117,165 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear shockers little damping effect, advise renew both shocks
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened all over and attachment points for arms (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on legal limit inner edge, adv (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
9 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 115,300 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
12 Dec 2018
Pass
Mileage: 113,970 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge on the limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
16 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 112,977 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge (4.1.E.1)
24 Jan 2017
Pass
Mileage: 109,540 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2018 13 Jun 202624 Jan 2017
Fail
Mileage: 109,540 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
20 Jan 2016
Pass
Mileage: 105,689 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2017 13 Jun 202619 Jan 2015
Pass
Mileage: 102,235 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2016 13 Jun 202615 Jan 2015
Fail
Mileage: 102,235 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- Nearside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
27 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 97,873 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
9 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 93,991 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
4 Jan 2012
Pass
Mileage: 88,028 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
21 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 87,905 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
- Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring not correctly located (2.4.C.2)
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
13 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 79,791 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2012 13 Jun 202612 Jan 2011
Fail
Mileage: 79,782 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
26 Jan 2010
Pass
Mileage: 73,318 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
27 Jan 2009
Pass
Mileage: 65,972 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jan 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
27 Jan 2009
Fail
Mileage: 65,972 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
14 Feb 2007
Fail
Mileage: 43,120 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
14 Feb 2007
Pass
Mileage: 43,120 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
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SA53PVF was registered on 2004-02-17
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