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SC53JFA
2003 FORD FIESTA
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1388cc
General Information
- Registration SC53JFA
- Manufacturer FORD
- Model FIESTA
- Year 2003
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1388cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
15
Passes
10
Failures
60%
Pass Rate
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99 Total Defects Recorded
29 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 169,346 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2022 13 Jun 202629 Mar 2021
Fail
Mileage: 169,346 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn AXLE BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn AXLE BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- OSF FOG LIGHT INSECURE
- H/BRAKE NEEDS ADJUSTING
1 Apr 2020
Pass
Mileage: 156,033 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
31 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 156,031 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture pipe in wheel arch has been rubbing and is worn almost flat on outer side (1.1.11 (a)) Dangerous
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
3 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 154,399 MI
Expiry date: 2 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake binding slightly
3 Oct 2019
Fail
Mileage: 154,399 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake binding slightly
17 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 145,949 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- fuel filler neck corroded
- both front brake hose ferrules corroded
- Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
- Fuel Pipe/s corroded ()
7 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 145,937 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside 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 Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken dangerous (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- fuel filler neck corroded
- both front brake hose ferrules corroded
- Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Fuel Pipe/s corroded ()
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
29 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 138,067 MI
Expiry date: 4 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test air freshner ()
29 Aug 2017
Fail
Mileage: 138,067 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test air freshner ()
9 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 122,186 MI
Expiry date: 4 Sep 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
- Centre Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded X3 ()
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
5 Aug 2016
Fail
Mileage: 122,121 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Centre Rear Fuel Pipe/s corroded X3 ()
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
5 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 117,972 MI
Expiry date: 4 Sep 2016 13 Jun 20265 Sep 2015
Fail
Mileage: 117,969 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
- Stop lamp not working offside rear (1.2.1b)
- Stop lamp not working nearside rear (1.2.1b)
- Front position lamp(s) not working offside front (1.1.A.3b)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit nearside front tytre worn on outer edge (4.1.E.1)
- spare tyre deflated
- Track rod end ball joint has slight play slight play in ball joint (2.2.B.1f)
4 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 102,478 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
2 Aug 2014
Fail
Mileage: 102,178 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
17 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 90,157 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
17 Aug 2013
Fail
Mileage: 90,157 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
- Nearside Outer Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Inner Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
22 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 80,913 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2013 13 Jun 202622 Aug 2011
Pass
Mileage: 72,825 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2012 13 Jun 202622 Aug 2011
Fail
Mileage: 72,821 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
11 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 66,447 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2011 13 Jun 202625 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 60,868 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2010 13 Jun 202620 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 50,668 MI
Expiry date: 19 Aug 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
9 May 2007
Pass
Mileage: 34,101 MI
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SC53JFA was registered on 2003-12-17
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