EO53VAE - MERCEDES-BENZ C
MOT: Not validGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 26 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
26
Passed Tests
18
Failed Tests
8
Latest Test
Failed
Failed - 03 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 139,875 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- Major Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Major Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Under trays fitted obscuring some components
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Both
- Advisory Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear subframe corroded
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush Both strut top mounts (5.3.2 (c))
Passed - 04 April 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 133,427 mi
Expires: 06 April 2025
Failed - 03 April 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 133,426 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii))
Passed - 06 April 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 127,871 mi
Expires: 06 April 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 05 April 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 127,871 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 06 April 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 120,563 mi
Expires: 06 April 2023
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 Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge BOTH (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened ALL REAR ARMS (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 07 April 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,409 mi
Expires: 06 April 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (1.1.10 (f))
- Minor Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory under trays and engine covers fitted obscuring view of certain testable components
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Failed - 29 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,406 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (1.1.10 (f))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory under trays and engine covers fitted obscuring view of certain testable components
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 27 March 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,722 mi
Expires: 29 March 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory under trays
- Advisory oil leak
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both main feed's front to back (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 25 March 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,719 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory under trays
- Advisory oil leak
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both main feed's front to back (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed - 30 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,035 mi
Expires: 29 March 2020
Passed - 29 March 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 100,104 mi
Expires: 28 March 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Tyre worn close to the legal limit NSF, NSR And OSR all worn close to limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Rear indicator colour weak on both sides upper
- Advisory EML Illuminated
Passed - 16 March 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,503 mi
Expires: 15 March 2018
Passed - 09 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,746 mi
Expires: 08 May 2017
Failed - 09 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,746 mi
Passed - 28 April 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 88,499 mi
Expires: 27 April 2016
Passed - 15 April 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,285 mi
Expires: 14 April 2015
Passed - 05 June 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,650 mi
Expires: 04 June 2014
Failed - 05 June 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,650 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
Passed - 17 May 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 74,084 mi
Expires: 16 May 2013
Passed - 14 April 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 68,792 mi
Expires: 13 April 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 03 June 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 62,536 mi
Expires: 04 June 2011
Passed - 05 June 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,336 mi
Expires: 04 June 2010
Passed - 30 May 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,782 mi
Expires: 29 May 2009
Failed - 29 May 2008 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,781 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Passed - 09 March 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 39,576 mi
Expires: 08 March 2008
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for EO53VAE?
The vehicle's MOT status is Not valid.
What is the tax status of EO53VAE?
The tax status is Untaxed and is due on 30 April 2025.
What are the specifications of EO53VAE?
This is a 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C in Silver. It runs on Petrol with a 1796cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of EO53VAE?
This vehicle produces 212 g/km of CO2 emissions.