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SW12MFU
2012 VAUXHALL CORSA
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1229cc
General Information
- Registration SW12MFU
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model CORSA
- Year 2012
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1229cc
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
11
Passes
6
Failures
64.71%
Pass Rate
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59 Total Defects Recorded
15 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 46,384 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2026 15 Jun 202615 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 46,384 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 195 55 16 87h (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
16 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 45,779 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing HEAVILY CORRODED (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing HEAVILY CORRODED (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
16 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 45,779 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing HEAVILY CORRODED (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing HEAVILY CORRODED (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside 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))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
18 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 44,747 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- 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 Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
17 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 44,747 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front 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))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
7 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 41,929 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing starting to corrode (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing starting to corrode (5.3.2 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive slight leak at sump (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Stop lamp(s) lens defective which has no effect on emitted light high level unit cracked (4.3.1 (b) (i))
12 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 39,032 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing x2 rear corroded (5.3.2 (b))
12 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 39,032 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing x2 rear corroded (5.3.2 (b))
31 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 35,535 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (e))
28 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 35,535 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Lower Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened o/s rear and o/s/f arm mounting (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm 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))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (e))
5 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 32,074 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Lower Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened corroding at o/s suspension arm mountings (5.3.3 (b) (i))
5 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 32,074 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle by more than 50% Axle 1 (1.2.1 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle 95% (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Lower Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened corroding at o/s suspension arm mountings (5.3.3 (b) (i))
19 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 27,529 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jul 2019 15 Jun 202611 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 22,182 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre cracking and perishing
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
1 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 17,819 MI
Expiry date: 12 Jul 2017 15 Jun 202610 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 13,625 MI
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SW12MFU was registered on 2012-07-12
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