BJ08TJZ - SUBARU FORESTER
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 24 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
24
Passed Tests
16
Failed Tests
8
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 21 August 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 203,142 mi
Expires: 20 August 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory rear sub frame and mountings have slight corrosion
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 05 August 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 203,128 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively arm seized, not touching screen (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- Major Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- Major Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play tie rod? (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Major Front Exhaust system insecure mount broken (6.1.2 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Passed - 18 June 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 196,708 mi
Expires: 17 June 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Failed - 29 May 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 196,600 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view and offside (3.2 (a) (i))
Passed - 30 May 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 188,784 mi
Expires: 29 May 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive diff seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 20 May 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 188,715 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp switch faulty (4.5.4 (b))
- Major Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive diff seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 24 May 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 179,474 mi
Expires: 23 May 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords tyre cracked and perished (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge tyre cracked and perished (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 23 May 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 179,474 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c))
- Major Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c))
- Major Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both front head lamps (4.1.2 (c))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords tyre cracked and perished (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge tyre cracked and perished (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 17 May 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 169,226 mi
Expires: 16 May 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play droplink (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm and worn edges (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm and worn edges (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 15 May 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,557 mi
Expires: 14 May 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 07 May 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,556 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
- Major Offside Front Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 13 May 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 146,040 mi
Expires: 12 November 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear both rear brake back plates corroded
Failed - 10 May 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 146,039 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear both rear brake back plates corroded
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed - 11 May 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 135,822 mi
Expires: 10 May 2019
Passed - 06 October 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 130,607 mi
Expires: 31 October 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 17 October 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 122,086 mi
Expires: 31 October 2017
Passed - 21 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 111,805 mi
Expires: 31 October 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 21 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 111,805 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 27 October 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 94,548 mi
Expires: 31 October 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 01 November 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 85,238 mi
Expires: 31 October 2014
Passed - 08 April 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 77,077 mi
Expires: 10 April 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Advisory Nearside front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b)
- Advisory Offside front brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.2b)
Passed - 11 April 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 61,172 mi
Expires: 10 April 2013
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 31 March 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 41,332 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 31 March 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 41,332 mi
Expires: 07 April 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for BJ08TJZ?
The MOT expires on 20 August 2026.
What is the tax status of BJ08TJZ?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 October 2026.
What are the specifications of BJ08TJZ?
This is a 2008 SUBARU FORESTER in Red. It runs on Petrol with a 1994cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of BJ08TJZ?
This vehicle produces 198 g/km of CO2 emissions.