PEUGEOT 1061997 · 1.5L DIESEL

Most recent MOT outcome The latest MOT entry (June 2009, 161,992 mi) records a failure for several safety‑critical items: off‑side front headlamp aim too high, both front windscreen wipers ineffective, off‑side front wheel bearing rough, front brake disc excessively pitted, and parking‑brake efficiency below requirements. A subsequent pass on the same date suggests the defects were remedied, but the list shows the areas that required attention. Recurring mechanical pattern Across the 2008 and 2009 MOTs the same groups of parts keep re‑appearing: Front‑end wear – rough wheel bearing and pitted brake disc on the off‑side front wheel. Brake system – parking‑brake inefficiency and, in 2008, a corroded rear brake pipe and weak rear‑brake effort. Lighting and visibility – headlamp aim too high and deteriorated rear position lamp, plus ineffective windscreen wipers. Suspension – excessive play in lower ball joints (both front sides) recorded in 2008. These items point to progressive wear of the front suspension/brake assembly and ageing of the lighting/wiper system. Trend analysis From a clean pass in 2007 the vehicle moved to multiple failures in 2008 and still required remedial work in 2009. The pattern is therefore worsening , not stabilising. No later MOT data is available, so the current condition is unknown, but the history suggests that if the 2009 repairs were not followed by a regular maintenance regime, the same wear points could have deteriorated further.