13 year old car has 8 MOT faliures

[JRS]

That rear left wheel concerns me...

It should. That's a concerning amount of camber in it.

@tacticalx86 - best avoid this one.

 

[HangTime]

Find something else. There's no point checking the MOT history, getting concerned about it but then convincing yourself to buy the car anyway. You've done the right thing by looking into the history, pat yourself on the back for doing some research and avoiding a poorly maintained car, and move on to the next one.

 

[dlockers]

Wager that the OP buys it anyway?

 

[watercooledman]

thats about 1k over the price, plenty of these around.

 

[Clarkey]

Why bother going to see it? It's clearly a turd, poorly maintained (MOT history is not service history btw), accident damage to the rear axle. Forget about this car.

 

[SkodaMart]

Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):

• Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and cords exposed 205.55.16 (5.2.3 (e))

Blimey, who would even take a car to an MOT test with that.

A million Z4s I’ve looked at are like that.
Including mine. (When I bought it)

 

[Bazzards]

That rear left, looks like it belongs on a different car. Does not fill the arch.

 

[andy_mk3]

I think I'd rather have the low mileage i10 over a 5 year older sacked out Civic all day long.

 

[SkodaMart]

I think I'd rather have the low mileage i10 over a 5 year older sacked out Civic all day long.

Agree

 

[muon]

The problem here is that cars get faults, especially old ones. The owner simply didn't repair them before MOT.

I'd be more worried about the car having a careless owner though and not servicing the car. A service should have fixed these faults before MOT. Although I know some places do it the other way around.

I know a lot of people that solely rely on MOT/Service (usually at the same time) for all maintenance. I wouldn't necessarily call their cars poorly maintained.

 

[SkodaMart]

Hondas are very reliable cars.
They shouldn’t fail MOTs

The downside with Japanese cars is that the corrosion protection isn’t as good (usually) as German cars.

So a neglected 13 year old Civic is a no no on all accounts.

 

[muon]

Hondas are very reliable cars.
They shouldn’t fail MOTs

The downside with Japanese cars is that the corrosion protection isn’t as good (usually) as German cars.

So a neglected 13 year old Civic is a no no on all accounts.

Lol.

Do they have tires, brakes, bulbs and wiper blades that last forever?

 

[SkodaMart]

Lol.

Do they have tires, brakes and wiper blades that last forever?

Yes.
It’s called care and maintenance
If these basic items have been neglected walk away.

 

[muon]

Yes.
It’s called care and maintenance
If these basic items have been neglected walk away.

The owner is doing due care and maintenance once a year like the majority of the UK population.

In this case the problem is the garage isn't fixing them before the MOT like a lot will do.

A lot of Hondas fail MOTs they aren't significantly more immune.

 

[SkodaMart]

The owner is doing due care and maintenance once a year like the majority of the UK population.

In this case the problem is the garage isn't fixing them before the MOT like a lot will do.

Well buy a car that has been looked after then.
No one is holding a gun to his head.

This is the challenge and skill in buying second hand, especially at the lower end of the market.

 

[muon]

Well buy a car that has been looked after then.
No one is holding a gun to his head.

I want to pick up on your post. Hondas (Japanese cars) shouldn't fail MOTs?

No car should fail MOTs if looked after.

 

[SkodaMart]

I want to pick up on your post. Hondas (Japanese cars) don't fail MOTs?

I would be seriously ****** if mine did.

 

[muon]

I would be seriously ****** if mine did.

I'd be annoyed if my car did and it ain't Japanese.

 

[SkodaMart]

I'd be annoyed if my car did and it ain't Japanese.

So OP should buy a car that’s been looked after.
How difficult is that to comprehend?

 

[muon]

So OP should buy a car that’s been looked after.
How difficult is that to comprehend?

That's already been established.

I want to understand why you think Japanese cars are immune to MOT failures, especially at 13 years of age.