New MOT History site now live.

[GrumpyCat]

The new site no longer requires the MOT test number or the V5 reference number.

Just put the registration in and the make in then you get the MOT history. Ideal for the eBay thread.

 

https://mot-history.net/

[inconsistant]

Intersting, thanx 4 link.

[grc636]

just had a look at some of my old cars

some still on road some not

thanx for the link

[bub2006]

For some reason my car reg comes up as no details found or doesn't exist

[Matt]

Interesting stuff. Apparently whoever ended up with my old MK2F Polo Coupe didn't MOT it after it failed on some sort of loose fuel system part.

 

This will be very handy for knowing a bit more about cars we're interested in buying. Whoever was driving the Swift I'm looking at buying seemed to rely on Mr MOT Man to tell them what was wrong.  Here's the fail sheet from 2008:

Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively
Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure
Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure
Advisory notice item(s)
Both front tyres starting to perish on outer walls and tread.
Both front wiper blades worn.
All tyre valves fowling on wheel trim metal rings.

 

Then in 2009:

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

 

*headdesk*

Only had 16k miles on it in 2011.

[Bren]

All mine look to have bitten the dust.

[Eddie Honda]

Saves me having to dig out the paperwork to find this advisory by Mr Golden Ears:

 

 

Advisory notice item(s)

horn emits slighty poor tone

[trigger]

Great find. Just been through a few of my old cars, I now feel sorry for the mugs who bought them!

[UltraWomble]

The Almera seems to have had rather a lot of fails on

2014:

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

2008:

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

2007:

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

 

Either very unlucky or someone at the test centre supplies tyres

 

An almost constant advisory:
 Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

[brownnova]

Wow! The Porsche 924 I used to have, which had the longest fails sheet I'd ever received, has a current MOT which only had two advisories!!!

 

I sold it to a bloke who I thought was presumably going to break it. It was knackered!! Fair play to him fir putting it back on the road.

[Richard]

The 850 had a few tests with loads of fails that shouldn't happen, lights and tyres etc, and a period off the road.

 

The MOT history does give a good idea of how a car has been looked after. Multiple tyre and lighting fails tell you that a previous owner wasn't really on top of maintenance, as do brake disc advisories on consecutive years.

 

2/2 first time passes on my watch.

[greengartside]

Great site but annoying they've removed the names of the testing stations as I'd like to have known where my old bits of chod used to live.

[stripped fred]

Thanks for that. Very useful for researching Autoshite purchases.

[JohnK]

This is great. I will be sure to question my next door neighbour about whether they got them brake pipes sorted next time they race up the road at 100mph with kids about.

[fatharris]

Well, with such an expensive luxury car, I'm sure an easily fixed advisory like

 

"Advisory notice item(s)

all road tyre's on the vehicle have sign's of perishing, all ok at present moment however would suggest the customer keep's a eye on the condition of them."

 

Would be done immediately to save and further issue.

 

So, roll onto next year...

 

"Reason(s) for failure

Nearside Outer Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Outer Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Outer Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Outer Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)"

 

Whoops.

 

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[UmBongo]

Paul Daniels isn't getting much use from his Isuzu Trooper lately (MAG 1C). Probably annoyed that he had to splash out on a new rear shocker in 2014. Failed on the battery being insecure too, probably didn't tighten the clamp after trickle-charging it in the kitchen.

 

Now that's not magic, Wizbit!

[Spottedlaurel]

Interesting, but slightly odd. Not sure where they get ‘date first used’ from, but they say 1971 for my 1973 Datsun.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

My Merc failed its first MOT for leaking PAS pipes and bald tyres , this was at the Merc dealer that supplied it and serviced it up until last year. Fills you with confidence.

[Taff]

Interesting, but slightly odd. Not sure where they get ‘date first used’ from, but they say 1971 for my 1973 Datsun.

 

my old Chevy has the incorrect first used date, they weren't even maiking them when DVLA claim it hit the road

 

Serious question regarding MoTs, is a tester allowed to look at previous advisories before testing your car? As a "heads up"?

or is he obliged to start afresh, like the automotive version of innocent until proved guilty?

[oldcars]

Cheers for this. My olf MK4 Golf is still on the road, history after i moved it on is interesting.

[PiperCub]

I like collecting history on my lot. Have printed them out for my anorak-type records! 

 

Also fun to see what's still about and what miles they've done. Some nice old stuff I had has since died, some deserved to, others didn't. 

[UmBongo]

JS 247, now then, now then, had parking brake issues recently and it's only done 4k miles.

[maxpower]

when i pointed out this F*** up to the main dealer he said it must be have been a  mistake by the tester.. then surely that should be removed instead of leaving it on and making car look like its been fkin clocked?

https://i.gyazo.com/da30e095fe82d7cf1aa629bc3c39960b.png

[UmBongo]

Lugger's DB6, EBY 776J, has never had an advisory and it's only done 20k miles.

 

I feel we should all be allowed to drive the cars in his fleet because, really, they belong to us...

[UmBongo]

KP11 HOT, big tits, no brains, pink Range Rover in 2014.

 

• Advisory notice item(s)
  
  Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

  Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

  Nail in offside rear tyre

  Nearside rear tyre is worn low on the inner and outer edges.

[Angrydicky]

I'm enjoying looking at some of these legendary spots knocking around my manor and ones I've seen on Flickr. The Allegro estate in my road averages about 200 miles a year, and seems in pretty decent condition. The grey grill Sierra in London seems decent as well, no corrosion advisories which is good, low mileage about 40k as well.

 

Worst one is that old Mini Clubman estate from Fairfax Drive (EssDeeWon will know which car I'm talking about). That looked really ropey, and the pages of failures and advisories confirm it. Last Mot ran out 2013 and it's now SORN. JVX 190N if anyone wants to look, it's pretty impressive,

[gdhaydock]

Looks like I dodged a bullet selling the ferreter when I did :-

 

Reason(s) for failure:

offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right.

nearside rear inner Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Sill (2.4.A.3)

nearside rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

offside rear lower Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush Back (2.4.G.2)

nearside front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

offside front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

offside rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

offside rear Brake pipe inadequately supported (3.6.B.1)

nearside front Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded (3.6.B.4e)

offside front Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded (3.6.B.4e)

Advisory notice item(s):

engine mil light on

offside rear Sub-frame has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

nearside rear Sub-frame has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

[phil_lihp]

It's quite interesting to see how some of mine are doing now.

 

My old Focus has had a spectacular of advisories every year since I sold it and plenty of fails too. Quite glad I didn't do the work to get it through another one before I sold it, it failed quite badly but had a few weeks left on the old test. Unsurprisingly, the last one ran out last year and it hasn't appeared since. I did see it last spring and it looked very rough.

 

Oddly, and quite pleasingly, the 53-reg Ka my mum had brand new is still going strong, wherever it is now, with not a single mention of corrosion on any of its tests. At least one is still solid then!

[greengartside]

I've been looking through my old cars on the site and found this corker from when I was a young lad and I was driving a 214..

 

• Advisory notice item(s)
  
  rear exhaust silencer could emmit less noise

   

   

   

  Might have been something to do with the enormous Jap-can I put on the back of it?

[phil_lihp]

Oh, and the Rover 220SLi's history is quite interesting, not least this advisory from when it was presumably still with Mr Bo11ox...

 

"Boot full"

 

Also a lot of mentions of an oil leak. As if.