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SW08EKY
2008 MINI COOPER
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration SW08EKY
- Manufacturer MINI
- Model COOPER
- Year 2008
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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- Expires 18 Oct 2026
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MOT History 24 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
24
Total Tests
15
Passes
9
Failures
62.5%
Pass Rate
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56 Total Defects Recorded
17 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 132,945 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2026 10 Jun 202616 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 128,789 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2025 10 Jun 20269 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 125,563 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2024 10 Jun 202610 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 114,903 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
19 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 49,033 MI
Expiry date: 18 Oct 2022 10 Jun 202619 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 105,274 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
4 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 98,745 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- 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))
7 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 78,678 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
7 Jun 2019
Fail
Mileage: 78,678 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
7 Jun 2019
Fail
Mileage: 78,678 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively wiper (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (h) (i))
23 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 78,369 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- all brake flexy ferrulls coroded
23 Jul 2018
Fail
Mileage: 78,369 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- all brake flexy ferrulls coroded
1 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 77,848 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
31 Jul 2017
Fail
Mileage: 77,848 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement handbrake lever (3.5.1k)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working park (1.1.A.3b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp does not illuminate (4.1.D.4)
23 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 77,172 MI
Expiry date: 1 Apr 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- slight exhaust blowing at front flexy
22 Mar 2016
Fail
Mileage: 77,169 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement hand brake lever (3.5.1k)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- slight exhaust blowing at front flexy
1 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 76,721 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
1 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 76,721 MI
Expiry date: 1 Apr 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
2 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 75,778 MI
Expiry date: 1 Apr 2015Advisory 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)
31 Mar 2014
Fail
Mileage: 75,749 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
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)
24 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 70,915 MI
Expiry date: 27 May 2014 10 Jun 202628 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 66,720 MI
Expiry date: 27 May 2013 10 Jun 20266 Aug 2011
Pass
Mileage: 58,368 MI
Expiry date: 5 Aug 2012 10 Jun 20264 Aug 2011
Fail
Mileage: 58,368 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Wheel bolt(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)
- Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)
- Nearside Inner Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted (4.2.A.1a)
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SW08EKY was registered on 2008-05-26
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