Buying a car.... MOT check Sir?

Fuzz · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:13

Useful link for anyone interested..........

http://motinfo.direct.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECHID-Internet-History-Request.jsp

BigglesPiP · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:20

pearoast, but I haven't looked up the 156 yet...

Edit:
BOOOO! This years test isn't there.

pmbuzz · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:22

Nice, thanks.

Fuzz · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:23

Mine goes back to 2005..

Consistently failing on front antiroll bar bushes

Then a big jump in dates (2 years) to my 2 page fail on pretty much everything

iaind · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:27

Mine's only ever failed on tyres and the only advisory has been wipers. Not bad for a 10 year old

melchy · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:40

Mine always failing on ball joints and nearside rear shock.

Joshy · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:49

That's pretty cool.

During the last 4 years the previous owners only did 15k in it, including 3 years where it did a grand total of about 4,000 miles! :eek:

The only issue is that it's down for having both rear wheel bearings down for an advisory since the last MOT nearly a year ago. Although I haven't inspected them, they don't make any noises, but I've got an overwhelming urge to have them replaced just for the shake of it :mad:

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BigglesPiP · 10 Aug 2010 at 19:50

Mine shows a history of failing for tyres below tread depth, DSC y0. It corners like a fiend but leaves all its tyre behind.

Clarkey · 10 Aug 2010 at 20:00

mmm corrosion, my car likes having its metal replaced every so often

this site is not exactly new though :confused:

LEK-89 · 10 Aug 2010 at 20:29

My Focus dates back to 2006, for some reason it doesn't list it's first MOT which was carried out back in 2005. It has failed 2 of it's previous MOT's mainly on tyres, out of allignment headlight, worn brake pads & corroded brake pipes. Whoever owned the car before me covered 70K in 5 years and they must have gone through tyres really quick as their was always a mention of the tyres throughout the previous MOT advisories.

Liam

bledd · 10 Aug 2010 at 20:36

Site seems to be down for me..

Fuzz · 10 Aug 2010 at 20:55

It's been OCUK'd

HarryPainful · 10 Aug 2010 at 20:57

So its had a max of 222 people view since the link was posted..? thats OCUK'd is it? :rolleyes:

Fuzz · 10 Aug 2010 at 21:02

It was a joke, get over yourself.. Site is still up for me

bigjimmyauk · 12 Aug 2010 at 11:26

wish i could use this service to check see how my old astra is doing with it's new owner.

no way of doing it tho is there

Liquidfox · 12 Aug 2010 at 11:48

Not unless you knew the plate it was on, and had a copy of a previous MoT certificate

bigjimmyauk · 12 Aug 2010 at 12:06

Liquidfox said:
Not unless you knew the plate it was on, and had a copy of a previous MoT certificate

Think i gave to mot's away when i got rid of it i always remember the registrations of all previous cars they kinda get stuck in my head.

Shame would have been nice to see how it's doing 3 years down the line

MrFunex · 12 Aug 2010 at 12:17

The previous owner of mine failed on an illegally spaced numberplate - d'oh!

flamezmack · 1 Jan 2011 at 16:59

thanks

Scania · 1 Jan 2011 at 17:28

No Advisory Notice issued

@ 198,279 Miles 07/04/2010

Offside Front to rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

@ 190,901 Miles 07/04/2009

Front to rear both Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

@ 184,020 Miles 10/04/2008

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

@ 176,217 Miles 17/04/2007

Pretty happy with that!