MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
40,516 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play needs adjusting (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
Offside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Offside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering (2.5.A.3a)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Front Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g)
Rear Exhaust mounting missing (7.1.1b)
Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c)
hand has long travel
Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c)
hand has long travel
Front Headlamp not in good working order but not adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
steering rack slight play
How Reliable is the Austin Healey Sprite?
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EPJ 84J is a 1971 Austin Healey Sprite in Orange with a 1,275cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 15 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 73.3%.
Across all 1971 Austin Healey Sprite models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.8% with a typical mileage of 34,161 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 Austin Healey Sprite fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 220 recorded failures. If you're considering buying EPJ 84J, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Austin Healey Sprite typically stays on UK roads for around 68 years. At 55 years old, this Austin Healey Sprite is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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EPJ 84J is a 1971 Austin Healey Sprite, first registered on 3 February 1971.
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