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SW12BJU
2012 VAUXHALL CORSA
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1229cc
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- Registration SW12BJU
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model CORSA
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1229cc
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MOT History 19 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
19
Total Tests
12
Passes
7
Failures
63.16%
Pass Rate
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87 Total Defects Recorded
4 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 101,628 MI
Expiry date: 3 Mar 2027 6 Jun 20262 Feb 2026
Fail
Mileage: 101,585 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both sides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn both sides (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
24 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 101,551 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear heat shield loose
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
1 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 96,496 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- 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 Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
30 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 96,496 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame 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 Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
10 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 89,877 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
7 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 89,875 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip missing (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
14 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 81,449 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened corrosion on front subframe and around front wishbone mountings (5.3.3 (b) (i))
14 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 81,449 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened corrosion on front subframe and around front wishbone mountings (5.3.3 (b) (i))
12 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 71,674 MI
Expiry date: 11 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- bonnet release lever/cable requires adjusting
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened corrosion on both front/rear subframes/suspension assemblies etc (5.3.3 (b) (i))
10 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 63,581 MI
Expiry date: 9 Nov 2021 6 Jun 202626 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 60,892 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
22 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 48,011 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 2MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
22 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 48,011 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 2MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front 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 Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge LOWEST TREAD DEPTH = 1.6MM (5.2.3 (e))
29 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 28,698 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2019 6 Jun 202613 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 20,741 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jun 2018 6 Jun 202625 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 9,974 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
25 May 2016
Fail
Mileage: 9,974 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front wiper blade slightly torn
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
27 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 8,001 MI
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SW12BJU was registered on 2012-06-22
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