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SW12EFJ
2012 FIAT 500
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1242cc
General Information
- Registration SW12EFJ
- Manufacturer FIAT
- Model 500
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1242cc
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MOT History 14 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
14
Total Tests
10
Passes
4
Failures
71.43%
Pass Rate
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83 Total Defects Recorded
24 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 89,066 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2025 14 Jun 202619 Jun 2024
Fail
Mileage: 89,046 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. o/s lagging (1.2.1 (b) (i))
28 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 76,634 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear handbrake could be better
- Rear axle beam rusty corroded
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear 1 of handbrake cable fixings broken off
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front windscreen chipped in zoneB
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
28 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 76,634 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested lamp not working (4.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front windscreen chipped in zoneB
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear 1 of handbrake cable fixings broken off
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear axle beam rusty corroded
- Rear handbrake could be better
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
1 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 71,466 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear axle beam quite rusty corroding
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded top and bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front exhaust bracket is fractured
- Front both shockabsorber casings rusty/corroding
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded top and bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front windscreen chipped in zone b
- Rear handbrake at end of travel advise attention / adjustment
- Rear brake hose ferrules are quite rusty / corroding
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
1 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 71,465 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front both shockabsorber casings rusty/corroding
- Rear brake hose ferrules are quite rusty / corroding
- Rear axle beam quite rusty corroding
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded top and bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded top and bottom (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front windscreen chipped in zone b
- Front exhaust bracket is fractured
- Rear handbrake at end of travel advise attention / adjustment
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
5 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 66,318 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2022 14 Jun 20261 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 63,425 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jun 2021 14 Jun 20261 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 59,789 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front exhaust flexi deteriorated
27 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 54,775 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front exhaust flexi slightly deteriorated
3 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 48,066 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- oil filter slightly corroded
- Central Front exhaust flexi slightly deteriorated
1 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 35,611 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2017 14 Jun 20261 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 35,610 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Driver's door catch deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed ext. handle broken (6.2.B.2)
- Front passenger door catch deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed ext. handle broken (6.2.B.2)
25 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 24,750 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jul 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
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SW12EFJ was registered on 2012-07-04
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