MOT Status
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89,807 miAbove average mileage for this year
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Both rear coil springs heavily corroded
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin And friction material in poor condition (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Heavy corrosion to front and rear suspension components
Heavy corrosion to steering components
Long travel in brake pedal
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lower arm rear bush heavily worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lower arm rear bush heavily worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Both headlamp lenses deteriorated/faded
Both rear coil springs heavily corroded
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin And friction material in poor condition (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Heavy corrosion to front and rear suspension components
Heavy corrosion to steering components
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lower arm rear bush heavily worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Beam image poor - close to limit
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Lower arm rear bush heavily worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Brake pedal long travel
Brake servo pipes heavily deteriorated requires attention
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front suspension components corroded
Headlamp lens slightly defective Both (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Brake pedal long travel
Brake servo pipes heavily deteriorated requires attention
Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Front suspension components corroded
Headlamp lens slightly defective Both (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Exhaust system heavily deteriorated
Front and rear suspension components corroded
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Flexible exhaust section in poor condition
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both front lower arm rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Flexible exhaust section in poor condition
Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both front lower arm rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Exhaust system heavily deteriorated
Front and rear suspension components heavily corroded
Long travel in foot brake
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) DANGEROUS
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Exhaust system heavily deteriorated
Front and rear suspension components heavily corroded
Long travel in foot brake
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Offside Rear Nail in tyre ()
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Brake pedal spongy
Exhaust corroded
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Brake pedal spongy
Exhaust corroded
Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Coil spring corroded all (5.3.1 (b) (i))
exhaust corroded
slight damage to sills
both rear coil springs corroded
exhaust corroded
front lower arm rear bushes age cracking
oil leak
Exhaust system corroded
Offside front lower arm rear bush unbonding
Oil leak
Rear coil springs corroded
Stonechips in windscreen
Wiper blades slightly smearing
oil leak
rear coil springs corroded
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
oil leak
rear coil springs corroded
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Oil leak
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Rear tyres have cracks around the tread
Oil leak
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Rear tyres have cracks around the tread
Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) DANGEROUS
Engine warningf and epc light on
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
exhaust mount held on with juilee clip secure
high level brake light glowing permanently
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
center exhaust mount broken - system is supported
front wipers slight smeering
Centre Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
Outer Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside rear Brake binding slightly
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
age cracking on rear tyres
front brake discs lipped
wear on tyre edges
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AE03 PLV is a 2003 Seat Leon in Blue with a 1,598cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 31 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.5%.
Across all 2003 Seat Leon models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.5% with a typical mileage of 80,078 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 Seat Leon fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 67,909 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AE03 PLV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Seat Leon typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 23 years old, this Seat Leon is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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AE03 PLV is a 2003 Seat Leon, first registered on 6 May 2003.
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