Is it safe to buy a car that s been out of MOT for a year?
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Hi all -
There’s a 2015 SsangYong Korando for sale on here close to me.
It’s now January 2026 and the car’s MOT expired in April 2025.
The garage are saying they will service it and give it an MOT along with a warranty.
Is this something to avoid or may there be many genuine reasons as to why the car’s MOT wasn’t renewed when it expired almost a year ago?
There’s a 2015 SsangYong Korando for sale on here close to me.
It’s now January 2026 and the car’s MOT expired in April 2025.
The garage are saying they will service it and give it an MOT along with a warranty.
Is this something to avoid or may there be many genuine reasons as to why the car’s MOT wasn’t renewed when it expired almost a year ago?
It wouldn’t put me off but certainly extra due diligence required. It might have been in stock, sitting in a trade compound or maybe stuck in probate, who knows…
It won’t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn’t ideal.
I’d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
It won’t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn’t ideal.
I’d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
Blue_star said:
What is the price? Any recent advisories?
Advisories from April 2024 MOT (the latest test)Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of pipe into flexible hose (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material end of pipe into flexible hose (1.1.11 (c))
jets in front washers missing not squirting fully onto windscreen
Robertb said:
It wouldn t put me off but certainly extra due diligence required. It might have been in stock, sitting in a trade compound or maybe stuck in probate, who knows
It won t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn t ideal.
I d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
I assume these wil show on MOT?It won t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn t ideal.
I d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
Why bother with this car, why not just move on to something else. Its not exactly a special car - in fact I'd say, very unspecial. Its going to have sat around, and it may be several weeks (if at all) if you put a deposit down, then the garage MoT it and it fails on a number of items.
paul_c123 said:
Why bother with this car, why not just move on to something else. Its not exactly a special car - in fact I'd say, very unspecial. Its going to have sat around, and it may be several weeks (if at all) if you put a deposit down, then the garage MoT it and it fails on a number of items.
I see your point. It’s just appeared in my filtered search and seems a bargain. Just thought I’d ask on here first…howaylee said:
Robertb said:
It wouldn t put me off but certainly extra due diligence required. It might have been in stock, sitting in a trade compound or maybe stuck in probate, who knows
It won t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn t ideal.
I d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
I assume these wil show on MOT?It won t have been driven for nearly a year except on trade plates, which isn t ideal.
I d definitely check things like the brakes which might have corroded while the car was sitting about.
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