X7BUL - MINI MINI
MOT: Not validGB
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The MINI MINI, often referred to simply as the MINI, is a compact city car renowned for its distinctive design and agile performance. Manufactured by the British automotive marque MINI, a subsidiary of BMW, it has become an icon of urban mobility since its original launch in 1959. The modern MINI MINI, introduced in 2001, features a blend of retro styling and contemporary technology, making it a popular choice among drivers seeking a stylish yet practical vehicle. Its core features include efficient engine options, compact dimensions, and a reputation for engaging handling. With a rich heritage rooted in British automotive history, the MINI MINI continues to appeal to those who value individuality and driving enjoyment in a small package.
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 23 MOT tests
This is a 2005 MINI, registration X7BUL, registered in January 2005. It has a white exterior and a 1598cc petrol engine, with CO2 emissions of 166 g/km. The vehicle's current mileage is 116,994 miles. The car is currently SORN and not taxed. Its latest MOT was conducted on 7 June 2024, with expiry on 6 June 2025. The MOT is valid, with several advisories including a damaged windscreen not affecting driver visibility, an oil leak, corrosion on the offside front brake pipe, worn upper Macpherson strut bush, rear tyre fitted incorrectly, and a product on the front headlamp lens. No dangerous issues were noted during the inspection.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
23
Passed Tests
13
Failed Tests
10
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 07 June 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,994 mi
Expires: 06 June 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear tyre fitted incorrectly inside/outside
- Advisory Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both (4.1.4 (b))
Failed - 07 June 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,992 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear tyre fitted incorrectly inside/outside
- Advisory Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both (4.1.4 (b))
Failed - 15 March 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,948 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both front headlights (4.1.4 (b))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Passed - 09 September 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,735 mi
Expires: 08 September 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 06 September 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 116,725 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))
- Major Headlamp aim too high Both (4.1.2 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 04 May 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,641 mi
Expires: 03 May 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Pad wear light on
- Advisory Offside Front 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 Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 01 May 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 112,635 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Pad wear light on
- Advisory Offside Front 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 Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 14 May 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,046 mi
Expires: 13 May 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Nearside Front Nail in tyre
- Advisory Wipers smeary
- Advisory Oil leak
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 09 November 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,378 mi
Expires: 08 November 2017
Failed - 09 November 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 104,374 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Registration plate lamp not working both sides (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
Passed - 20 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 96,366 mi
Expires: 22 October 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory rear tyres worn on inner edge
- Advisory oil leak
- Advisory steering rack gaiters twisted
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear at rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear at rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Advisory rear exhaust in poor external condition
- Advisory rear exhaust mountings in poor condition
Failed - 20 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 96,366 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Advisory rear tyres worn on inner edge
- Advisory oil leak
- Advisory steering rack gaiters twisted
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear at rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded to rear at rear (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Advisory rear exhaust in poor external condition
- Advisory rear exhaust mountings in poor condition
Passed - 23 October 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,647 mi
Expires: 22 October 2015
Failed - 22 October 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,647 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Passed - 25 February 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,342 mi
Expires: 18 March 2014
Failed - 15 February 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,342 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Major Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Major front brake juddering severely (3.7.A.2b)
- Major Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Steering system excessively rough (2.2.D.1)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- Major Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Passed - 20 February 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,351 mi
Expires: 18 March 2013
Failed - 17 February 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 66,351 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Passed - 25 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 52,242 mi
Expires: 18 March 2012
Failed - 18 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 52,242 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 19 March 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 40,462 mi
Expires: 18 March 2011
Passed - 23 January 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 23,986 mi
Expires: 26 January 2010
Passed - 08 January 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 17,126 mi
Expires: 26 January 2009
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for X7BUL?
The MOT expires on 06 June 2025.
What is the tax status of X7BUL?
The tax status is SORN.
What are the specifications of X7BUL?
This is a 2005 MINI MINI in White. It runs on Petrol with a 1598cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of X7BUL?
This vehicle produces 166 g/km of CO2 emissions.