MK2 MOT fail list.

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The MOT fail list and advisory list is probably the worst I have come across. Boy these cars can rust.

Mileage 52,944 miles

MOT test number 1416 8944 3992

Test location unavailable until further notice

Reason(s) for failure

  • Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded chassis leg seriously weakend (2.4.A.3) Dangerous
  • Offside Front Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Dangerous
  • Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Dangerous
  • Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Dangerous
  • Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Dangerous
  • Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
  • Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch (5.2.6)
  • Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill (2.4.A.3)
  • Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill (2.4.A.3)
  • Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded @ strut mounting (2.4.A.3)

Advisory notice item(s)

  • Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Offside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Nearside Rear Sub-frame attachment slightly corroded (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Rear Sub-frame attachment slightly corroded (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front inner wing corroded below headlight headlight still secure
  • Nearside Rear tyre wearing on inner edge
  • Offside Rear tyre wearing on inner edge
  • Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
 
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I hope this isn’t your car Raymond?

A damning list of repairs if ever I saw one!

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Thankfully not ! Saw it for sale on facebook from the North of Scotland

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Exocet donor. 

 

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What did the previous MOT look like? Cars don’t get like that in just 12 months.

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Give it a couple of months and it won’t even need stripping. All the bits will fall off.

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Might have more luck on Freecycle but I’m not even sure if that would work.

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42,065 miles

MOT test number 4541 5670 4620

Test location unavailable until further notice

Expiry date 10 April 2018

Advisory notice item(s)

  • Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  • Offside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion Sill (6.1.B.2)
  • Nearside Front Inner Body has slight corrosion Sill (6.1.B.2)
  • Offside Rear Inner Body has slight corrosion Sill (6.1.B.2)
  • Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
  • Nearside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Offside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  • Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
  • Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
  • Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  • Body has slight corrosion Most under chassis corroded (6.1.B.2)
What are advisories?
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The car is in Scotland so has had lashings of salt thrown at it. Possibly an overzealous tester with all those advisories. However it obviously has seriously corroded rear sills and chassis legs.

As I have flippently said in the past buy a MX5 south of Derby and used as a second car. 

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The weird thing that disagrees with what you have said and what you have said it is what I advise people, is that some MK3’s from well down south are in a very sad state re rust and a good number up here around 2005 to 2007 are Ok ish.

These MK3’s up here are used all year in Aberdeenshire and we use loads of salt.

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From my experience down in the south it is the coastal areas that seem to be worst for rust perhaps due to the salty air aiding rust.

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During the three years I existed in Blackpool I would try and lift myself out of the torpor by driving home along the seafront. Slightest bit of wind and my car was treated to a salt bath. Obviously that’s an extreme case but the nearer the coast you are…

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 Bad boy! 

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My '98 Mk2 came from the south coast (Bournemouth, can’t get much further south) but hasn’t rotted “below decks”.

The likely main reason was that it didn’t get driven much (only 30,000 miles until two years ago) but tbh, I don’t think the local seagulls had done the paintwork much good!

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<<< I’m ok then, although I bought it in Sheffield.

 

That MOT tester could have saved themself time and wrote SCRAP across the fail sheet.

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Maybe this is a lesson for all MX5 owners to heed. When you get the car jack it up as high as you can. Go buy a big tin of waxoil & underseal. A wire brush & go to town on it. All MX5,s are prone to rust. I recently had a 2007 model in the workshop with 24000 miles. All the tubular steel arms/bars etc were rusty. After treating like explained above it looked really good & sorted for a good few years. I have a 2009 sport tech & the MOT tester said come & have a look at this. The underside looked like it had been teated by a pro as even the nooks & crannies were coated with undeseal. Looked like mayby Zymoil. The other problem as many know is the drain holes getting blocked & holding water especially the rear sill area. The MX5 is a brilliant car only to be let down by Mazda not treating them from new.

P.S if you don,t want to buy the waxoyl spray lance etc they sell it in aerosol tins to get into the hidden nooks. 

No i do not work for anyone i,m retired. Just very fond of the Marque. Used to have a few MGB,s way back & they were terrible. 

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At least 2 of the tyres are ok and all electrics work

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Got to agree with this 100% thats a lot of advisories, the tester obviously likes the keyboard to much .

 

 

 

 

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I find it suspicious that all 4 lower wishbones, inside of 12 months, went from corroded but not seriously weakened to being labeled dangerous. I know when Mazda changed the pressing used for the NB wishbones , that made them more prone to entrapment of moisture, and rotting, but this does seem odd/unlucky.