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SW61VLU
2011 CITROEN DS3
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1598cc
General Information
- Registration SW61VLU
- Manufacturer CITROEN
- Model DS3
- Year 2011
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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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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92 Total Defects Recorded
2 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 112,090 MI
Expiry date: 1 Jul 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
1 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 112,090 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
13 Jun 2024
Pass
Mileage: 92,222 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jun 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread 2mm (5.2.3 (e))
11 Jun 2024
Fail
Mileage: 92,219 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front 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)
- Offside Front All direction indicators slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tread 2mm (5.2.3 (e))
16 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 81,711 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jun 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.5mm (5.2.3 (e))
16 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 81,711 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.5mm (5.2.3 (e))
15 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 77,125 MI
Expiry date: 14 Mar 2023 10 Jun 202622 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 76,064 MI
Expiry date: 21 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front both struts rusty
- Rear brakes stiff to turn
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- 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 (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front wishbone bushes slight ly split both
- Front play inside steering rack
15 Dec 2021
Fail
Mileage: 76,046 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) tie rod (2.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) tie rod (2.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front both struts rusty
- Front wishbone bushes slight ly split both
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear brakes stiff to turn
16 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 71,608 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front steering tie rods slight play
- Rear both brakes stiff to turn
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear brake flexi insecure
- Front both shockers rusty
14 Dec 2020
Fail
Mileage: 71,577 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front both shockers rusty
- Rear both brakes stiff to turn
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear brake flexi insecure
- Front steering tie rods slight play
19 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 64,376 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2020 10 Jun 202616 Nov 2019
Fail
Mileage: 64,374 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
10 Dec 2018
Pass
Mileage: 55,745 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
14 Dec 2017
Pass
Mileage: 47,044 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2018 10 Jun 202613 Dec 2017
Fail
Mileage: 47,044 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
15 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 41,417 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2017 10 Jun 202618 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 34,239 MI
Expiry date: 17 Dec 2016 10 Jun 20264 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 26,627 MI
Expiry date: 3 Nov 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
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SW61VLU was registered on 2011-12-23
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