Wednesday, August 9, 2017

MOT Advisories - how serious are these?

Hello,

I;m thinking of buying a car which has just had an MOT done, which resulted in the following advisories. Is anyone able to help and tell me whether or not I should be concerned? The car is 2004, VW with 56,000 miles on it. Should I expect to have to pay for repairs soon after purchase?

ADVISORIES
1)Nearside headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
2)Offside headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)
3)Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone ''a'' (8.3.1d)
4)Rear exhaust box outer casing corroded

This is also listed on MOT doc, which caused the car to fail its MOT but has since been replaced, is this also ok?

1)Nearside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.g.2)

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