GL53VNT - SUBARU FORESTER
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated 4 months ago
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 24 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
24
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
5
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 03 March 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 164,016 mi
Expires: 02 March 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Failed - 20 February 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 164,011 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 23 February 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 159,564 mi
Expires: 23 February 2025
Failed - 21 February 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 159,560 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 24 February 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 152,680 mi
Expires: 23 February 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded on inside face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded on inside face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement d bush play and creaking (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 23 February 2023 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 152,679 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 215/60/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre section (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear section (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded on inside face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded on inside face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement d bush play and creaking (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 24 February 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 147,807 mi
Expires: 23 February 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases center section (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory rear exhaust silencer outer skin corroded
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Failed - 21 February 2022 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 147,743 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii))
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 215/60/16 95v (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases center section (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory rear exhaust silencer outer skin corroded
Passed - 22 February 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 142,931 mi
Expires: 22 February 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 21 February 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 139,524 mi
Expires: 22 February 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm 215/60/16 (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear exhaust rear silencer outer skin corroded
Passed - 22 February 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 132,118 mi
Expires: 22 February 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Passed - 23 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 126,379 mi
Expires: 22 February 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Front 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)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 23 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 126,379 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Major Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Major Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Front 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)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 22 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,724 mi
Expires: 22 February 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 20 February 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 109,012 mi
Expires: 22 February 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin pads worn to approx. 2mm (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened disc faces heavily pitted and corroded. (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Reduced damping from offside rear shock absorber.
- Advisory Engine covers and under trays fitted not allowing full inspection of some components.
Passed - 18 February 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 96,167 mi
Expires: 22 February 2016
Passed - 19 February 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 92,270 mi
Expires: 22 February 2015
Passed - 14 February 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 89,919 mi
Expires: 22 February 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 09 February 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,525 mi
Expires: 22 February 2013
Passed - 15 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,857 mi
Expires: 22 February 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 16 February 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,488 mi
Expires: 22 February 2011
Passed - 28 January 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,536 mi
Expires: 22 February 2010
Passed - 08 February 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 61,782 mi
Expires: 22 February 2009
Passed - 23 February 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 55,097 mi
Expires: 22 February 2008
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for GL53VNT?
The MOT expires on 02 March 2026.
What is the tax status of GL53VNT?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 June 2025.
What are the specifications of GL53VNT?
This is a 2004 SUBARU FORESTER in Silver. It runs on Petrol with a 1994cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of GL53VNT?
This vehicle produces 232 g/km of CO2 emissions.