Dealer purchase 2nd hand: New MOT: advisory now an issue
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Hello folks!
I bought a car mid January this year, 2026. 20k miles - £9.5k.
2nd hand Nissan Leaf 2019 to do the 2 miles daily and pop into town.
The garage is a local Nissan garage and prepared the car with a new MOT.
I didn't check the MOT for advisories until a few weeks later, stupid, but a Nissan dealer, all good right? I washed the car and found two tyres both scored at the tread around the walls. I asked them to replace as they looked fked and should have been replaced before handover. The comment from the sales chap of 'there's loads of tread left', did not satisfy the need for replacement in my opinion.
Great, replaced FOC, but still a hassle.
I read the MOT advisories:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
So, I'm quite annoyed, not with the garage, but with myself, why did I not check...The garage is not duty bound to fix advisories but if I read the above I could have asked for work to be done, or pay a little more to rectify.
Oh well...However...
Last week I got in the car and was about to pop out. When I moved the steering wheel I could feel a 'grinding, roughness' through the floor, and a noise and grating through the steering wheel.
I have booked the car in this afternoon. My worry is that although it has a warranty the 'Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement' , which I think is the cause, could be classed as wear and tear.
A long post but what advise, if any, could you knowledgeable and experienced chaps give? I've had the car 8 weeks. Can I argue a case of good will or lump it?
I bought a car mid January this year, 2026. 20k miles - £9.5k.
2nd hand Nissan Leaf 2019 to do the 2 miles daily and pop into town.
The garage is a local Nissan garage and prepared the car with a new MOT.
I didn't check the MOT for advisories until a few weeks later, stupid, but a Nissan dealer, all good right? I washed the car and found two tyres both scored at the tread around the walls. I asked them to replace as they looked fked and should have been replaced before handover. The comment from the sales chap of 'there's loads of tread left', did not satisfy the need for replacement in my opinion.
Great, replaced FOC, but still a hassle.
I read the MOT advisories:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
So, I'm quite annoyed, not with the garage, but with myself, why did I not check...The garage is not duty bound to fix advisories but if I read the above I could have asked for work to be done, or pay a little more to rectify.
Oh well...However...
Last week I got in the car and was about to pop out. When I moved the steering wheel I could feel a 'grinding, roughness' through the floor, and a noise and grating through the steering wheel.
I have booked the car in this afternoon. My worry is that although it has a warranty the 'Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement' , which I think is the cause, could be classed as wear and tear.
A long post but what advise, if any, could you knowledgeable and experienced chaps give? I've had the car 8 weeks. Can I argue a case of good will or lump it?
To be honest the tyre and brake stuff are consumables, albeit have had a hard life. If everything else was OL, then I would expect a discount to replace those.
These are a bit more concerning. I am not sure i would buy a car with an electronic parking brake, but I accept they are common nowadays.
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a)
These are a bit more concerning. I am not sure i would buy a car with an electronic parking brake, but I accept they are common nowadays.
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a)
That's quite an advisory list for a Nissan main dealer supplied car.
Go in, tell them that's not what you expected, it seems tyres/brakes are in poor condition.
If they say they're not contributing them tell them you'll post that advisory list on google feedback.
Yes, that's harsh I know.
But they've sold you a car under the banner " Nissan main dealer"
And that car needs a few hundred quid spending on it.
Go in, tell them that's not what you expected, it seems tyres/brakes are in poor condition.
If they say they're not contributing them tell them you'll post that advisory list on google feedback.
Yes, that's harsh I know.
But they've sold you a car under the banner " Nissan main dealer"
And that car needs a few hundred quid spending on it.
I'm no mechanic but that would set alarm bells ringing regarding the brakes.
My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
Russet Grange said:
I'm no mechanic but that would set alarm bells ringing regarding the brakes.
My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
Mileage blocker?My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
Russet Grange said:
I'm no mechanic but that would set alarm bells ringing regarding the brakes.
My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
All four tyres perished points to genuine mileage.My Leaf is 11 years old (owned from new) and it's still on the original discs and pads. Never had an advisory on them, and of course with regen braking the brakes get an easier life than in a 'normal' car.
Rear discs needing attention at 20k miles makes no sense to me.
Maybe the car's been by the sea? Additional corrosion?
OP have a look at the date stamp on the tyres, it's a four didgit number, something like 0219
The 02 is the week
The 19 is the year
knitware said:
Hello folks!
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The garage is a local Nissan garage and prepared the car with a new MOT.
I read the MOT advisories:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Agree annoying - however is it possible that is just a main dealer being a main dealer and flagging ANYTHING as an advisory?...
The garage is a local Nissan garage and prepared the car with a new MOT.
I read the MOT advisories:
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Electronic parking brake defective but can be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Or perhaps the service team had incorrectly assumed it was a customer car rather than a sales car - and applied the gold standard judgements.
Apologies if I'm incorrect or harsh - I've rarely been into main dealers! However 4x identical brake notes and 4x identical tyre notes suggests to me backside covering*
- Even my backstreet friendly MOT garage has started flagging tread below 3mm - even though he knows that I can wield spanners, hammers, read my tread depth gauge etc!
Edited by C-J on Tuesday 17th March 17:57
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