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SW12FCX
2012 VAUXHALL CORSA
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 998cc
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- Registration SW12FCX
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model CORSA
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 998cc
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- Expires 27 Oct 2026
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MOT History 19 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
19
Total Tests
11
Passes
8
Failures
57.89%
Pass Rate
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91 Total Defects Recorded
23 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 51,392 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule n/s and o/s (1.1.12 (f) (i))
20 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 51,389 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed due exhaust leak (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule n/s and o/s (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge close to cord (5.2.3 (e))
- coolant reservoir below minimum
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
18 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 43,480 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured N/S & O/S (4.4.3 (a))
18 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 43,476 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working Sidelight (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured N/S & O/S (4.4.3 (a))
24 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 35,463 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing O/S/F AND BOTH REARS IN VARIOUS PLACES (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
23 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 35,456 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Brakes imbalanced across an axle by more than 50% has little or no effort. (1.2.1 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at joint area lambda high emissions not tested as high. (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure. (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear most bushes slightly split. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- exhaust heatshields insecure
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing in various places. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
24 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 31,462 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear most bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Play in strut top mount. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front suspension arms corroded.
24 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 31,459 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Rear silencer split. (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Insecure. (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front suspension arms corroded.
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Play in strut top mount. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rear most bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
19 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 28,309 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both arms heavily corroded. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
28 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 26,743 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
28 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 26,743 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
7 May 2019
Pass
Mileage: 23,442 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
7 May 2019
Fail
Mileage: 23,442 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Service brake excessively fluctuating discs are badly worn and corroded on inner edges. (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
21 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 20,345 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- rear parking (secondary) brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.6b)
- Offside Rear tyre cracking and perishing
- Offside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear tyre cracking and perishing
- Nearside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
8 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 20,229 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Nearside Rear tyre cracking and perishing
- rear parking (secondary) brake imbalance requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.6b)
- Offside Rear tyre cracking and perishing
- Offside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- 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)
17 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 18,017 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear tyre perished and cracked
- Offside Front tyre perished and cracked
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear tyre perished and cracked
- Nearside Front tyre perished and cracked
17 May 2017
Fail
Mileage: 18,017 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front tyre perished and cracked
- Offside Rear tyre perished and cracked
- Offside Front tyre perished and cracked
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Rear tyre perished and cracked
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
18 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 16,050 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front both brakes have slight bind
- Nearside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
27 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 12,795 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
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SW12FCX was registered on 2012-05-31
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