MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
59,797 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases MIDDLE SECTION (7.1.2)
Oil leak ENGINE ()
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases MIDDLE SECTION (7.1.2)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Oil leak ENGINE ()
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
exhurst blow on front silencer
Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
exhurst blow on front silencer
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
nearside outer starting to corrode
slight blow front silencer
nearside outer starting to corrode
slight blow front silencer
both front and nearside rear tyres wearing on edges
nearside end of sill starting to corrode
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
both front and nearside rear tyres wearing on edges
nearside end of sill starting to corrode
Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Oil leak
brake warning light comes on brake fluid checked
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) DANGEROUS
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Oil leak
brake warning light comes on brake fluid checked
handbrake could have less travel
Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
How Reliable is the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow?
Based on 16,278 MOT tests across 1,783 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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553 BWV is a 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow in Silver with a 6,750cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 56.3%.
Across all 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow models, the average MOT pass rate is 82.8% with a typical mileage of 57,224 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 891 recorded failures. If you're considering buying 553 BWV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Rolls Royce Silver Shadow typically stays on UK roads for around 59 years. At 52 years old, this Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was 553 BWV registered?
553 BWV is a 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, first registered on 12 August 1974.
Is 553 BWV safe to buy?
The MOT history for 553 BWV shows 16 tests with a 56.3% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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