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SW08MAZ
2008 MAZDA MX-5
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1798cc
General Information
- Registration SW08MAZ
- Manufacturer MAZDA
- Model MX-5
- Year 2008
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1798cc
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
14
Passes
3
Failures
82.35%
Pass Rate
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86 Total Defects Recorded
13 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 55,060 MI
Expiry date: 27 Mar 2026 12 Jun 202628 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 52,183 MI
Expiry date: 27 Mar 2025 12 Jun 202621 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 52,173 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake lining(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge close to limit also cracking (5.2.3 (e))
24 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 46,376 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged strong advice (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged strong advise (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
9 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 41,539 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged strong advise (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
9 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 41,539 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged strong advise (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
1 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 39,192 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
18 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 36,926 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner face corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner face corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
20 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 34,942 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
20 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 34,942 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
5 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 32,344 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit outer edge (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit outer edge (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
21 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 29,268 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front BRAKE DISCS INNER SURFACE PITTED.
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit AT 2.5MM.205/50/16 (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front BRAKE DISC INNER SURFACE PITTED.
7 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 26,873 MI
Expiry date: 6 Mar 2017 12 Jun 202617 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 17,803 MI
Expiry date: 16 Jun 2015 12 Jun 20266 Jun 2013
Pass
Mileage: 15,438 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2014 12 Jun 20261 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 14,053 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2013 12 Jun 20263 Jun 2011
Pass
Mileage: 10,135 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2012 12 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
SW08MAZ was registered on 2008-05-31
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