MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
119,609 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings (2.2.B.1h)
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Nearside Rear Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Offside Front Direction indicator insecure (1.4.A.2b)
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized (3.6.E.3)
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted (7.4.B.1)
Front Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop (2.4.A.1a)
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image (1.2.4a)
Offside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear fog lamp switch faulty (1.3.1a)
Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear bump stops missing.
How Reliable is the Nissan Pickup?
Based on 139,472 MOT tests across 10,648 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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N396 COG is a 1996 Nissan Pickup in White with a 2,494cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 5 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 1996 Nissan Pickup models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.9% with a typical mileage of 122,011 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 Nissan Pickup fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 9,683 recorded failures. If you're considering buying N396 COG, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Nissan Pickup typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 30 years old, this Nissan Pickup is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was N396 COG registered?
N396 COG is a 1996 Nissan Pickup, first registered on 30 December 1996.
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