MOT test history BETA site

[cowasaki]

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

Didn't know about this but quite good really....

 

[bankz5152]

I checked mine a few weeks ago, failed a few times on stupid things and a constantly failing rear fog light lol

 

[chris7]

Didn't know of this site, thanks for sharing
Chris

 

[cowasaki]

It makes some interesting reading. This year mine failed amongst other things on front shock absorber rubber bushes worn. I replaced them and have since upgraded all my suspension but looking back through the history it's failed on the same bushes every other year since the computerisation of MOTs came in! I didn't realise it was such an issue.....

 

[payydg]

Good find. Very useful

 

[ER1C]

AWESOME... To cherry pick some of mine below is where one garage failed it and I did nothing and drove it to another who passed it.

• Test date 20 June 2011

• Expiry date 19 June 2012

• Test Result Pass

• MOT test number 6268 1167 1189

• Advisory notice item(s)
  Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
  Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
  Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)

• Test date 17 June 2011
• Test Result Fail
• MOT test number 2393 5866 1405
• Reason(s) for failure
  Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3)
  Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
  Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
• Advisory notice item(s)
  Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
  Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

 

[Yoyodyne]

My last fail list:

• Reason(s) for failure
  nearside rear Statutory seat belt missing clasp (5.1.1)
  offside front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
  offside front Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
  nearside rear lower Body insecure and dangerous to other road users wing mounting holed and wing bottom insecure both sides of wheel (6.1.B.1b)
  offside rear lower Body insecure and dangerous to other road users wing mounting holed and bottom of wing insecure (6.1.B.1b)
  offside front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users bumper end cap (6.1.B.1b)
  nearside rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings chassis holed (6.1.B.2)
  nearside rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings inner sill holed and insecure (6.1.B.2)
  nearside rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  nearside rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting damaged and its strength is seriously reduced anti roll bar centre mounting (2.4.G.1)
  offside rear Body has excessive displacement which may lead to loss of vehicle control out rigger mounting badly holed and corroded (6.1.B.1a)

• Advisory notice item(s)
  offside coil spring worn both front and rear (2.4.C.1b)
  oil leak on engine
  offside front inner wheel arch holed

Not much really

And last years:

• Reason(s) for failure
  Offside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
  Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  Rear Body insecure and dangerous to other road users (6.1.B.1b)
  Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
  Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
  Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)
  Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)
  Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)

• Advisory notice item(s)
  f/o/s inner wing holed and badly corroded
  f/n/s outer hub leaking oil
  Oil leak
  brakes not tested for body condition

Time to give up on it yet ?

 

[cowasaki]

I get the advisor (using the garage I've used the last couple of years) that the chassis has been repaired!

 

[SteNova]

Rear fog is the number 1 defender fail

 

[SteNova]

http://good-garage-guide.honestjohn.co.uk/mot/land-rover/defender-90/1997

 

[Yoyodyne]

Rear fog is the number 1 defender fail

Only thing mine passed on!

 

[cowasaki]

The year before last mine failed on the rear fog light and when I checked it was literally full of mud!