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SW59BYB
2009 VAUXHALL CORSA
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1364cc
General Information
- Registration SW59BYB
- Manufacturer VAUXHALL
- Model CORSA
- Year 2009
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1364cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
14
Passes
8
Failures
63.64%
Pass Rate
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74 Total Defects Recorded
9 Sep 2025
Pass
Mileage: 84,484 MI
Expiry date: 8 Sep 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- parking brake lever has slight travel
- corroded under body
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
9 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 84,482 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- parking brake lever has slight travel
- corroded under body
- Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 82,440 MI
Expiry date: 2 Sep 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- General corrosion under body
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
15 Aug 2023
Pass
Mileage: 77,693 MI
Expiry date: 31 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Macpherson strut damaged but not seriously weakened movement (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
15 Aug 2023
Fail
Mileage: 77,693 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Macpherson strut damaged but not seriously weakened movement (5.3.3 (b) (i))
1 Sep 2022
Pass
Mileage: 73,952 MI
Expiry date: 31 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- 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))
29 Aug 2022
Fail
Mileage: 73,950 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
17 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 71,245 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
29 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 71,235 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (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))
13 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 64,272 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2021 9 Jun 202612 Nov 2020
Fail
Mileage: 64,272 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
12 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 58,924 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2020 9 Jun 202630 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 52,474 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
30 Oct 2018
Fail
Mileage: 52,474 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
1 Nov 2017
Pass
Mileage: 46,769 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear tyre perishing
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear tyre perishing.
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
1 Nov 2017
Fail
Mileage: 46,769 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear tyre perishing.
- Oil leak engine area. ()
- Offside Rear tyre perishing
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
- 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)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
3 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 41,566 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak gearbox ()
- Rear tyres perishing between treads.
3 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 41,566 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Rear tyres perishing between treads.
- Oil leak gearbox ()
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner face badly corroded. (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
5 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 36,558 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- 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)
11 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 30,251 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
14 Nov 2013
Pass
Mileage: 23,895 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2014 9 Jun 202623 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 17,463 MI
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SW59BYB was registered on 2009-11-13
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