Concerning MOT failure on car I want to buy?

[Grim_Reaper]

Hey guys,

I'm looking at buying a high mileage 958 Cayenne. I'm planning on taking a Porsche specialist with me to check the car out. I've been checking the MOT history on the car, and this came up on the MOT

Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt (5.2.2a) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing (5.2.2a) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively split (8.2.2) DANGEROUS

and then when retested it on the same MOT it had
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed (5.2.2b)

It was a while back in 2016 I believe, but I've not seen this before on an MOT. Is this anything to be concerned about? I've done a comprehensive check, and the car has only had 1 previous owner, with no write off, finance etc. recorded.

On more recent MOT it had loose heat shield as advisory and Nearside Rear Inner Direction indicator with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (i)).

Any 958 Cayenne owners who can give me some tips on what to check when buying the car would be handy too.

Thanks,
A.

[anonymous-user]

The seat belt dangerous is very much a concern. Possibly stolen recovered and it's been repaired off the books? Very odd the webbing was in a dangerous state though.

[blue_haddock]

pocketspring said:

The seat belt dangerous is very much a concern. Possibly stolen recovered and it's been repaired off the books? Very odd the webbing was in a dangerous state though.

Or alternatively a dog has chewed it.

[Scrump]

blue_haddock said:

Or alternatively a dog has chewed it.

Or it has frayed from securing a child seat.

[toastyhamster]

blue_haddock said:

pocketspring said:

The seat belt dangerous is very much a concern. Possibly stolen recovered and it's been repaired off the books? Very odd the webbing was in a dangerous state though.

Or alternatively a dog has chewed it.

Very possible, my cousins dog went through the nearside belt in a single (long) trip. Bit odd the other side has gone though, bored dog left in car too long?

[Grim_Reaper]

Scrump said:

Or it has frayed from securing a child seat.

It says offside front, so I think that is driver side front.

[Baldchap]

My dog eats seat belts given half a chance.

[Grim_Reaper]

toastyhamster said:

Very possible, my cousins dog went through the nearside belt in a single (long) trip. Bit odd the other side has gone though, bored dog left in car too long?

Ah yeah maybe. Didn't think of that. Thing is a dealer is seller the car and not the previous owner, so not too sure they would be able to find out. I'll try asking though

[anonymous-user]

The dog explanation is good but doesn't explain the obstruction bit unless he's chewed the metal clasp as well.

[gazza285]

Grim_Reaper said:

Scrump said:

Or it has frayed from securing a child seat.

It says offside front, so I think that is driver side front.

It might be a very small previous owner?

[P. ONeill]

If the seatbelts have since been replaced then I don’t see the issue.

[MDMA .]

pocketspring said:

The seat belt dangerous is very much a concern. Possibly stolen recovered and it's been repaired off the books? Very odd the webbing was in a dangerous state though.

Just explain how a stolen recovered car would result in a dangerous seat belt.

[anonymous-user]

MDMA . said:

pocketspring said:

The seat belt dangerous is very much a concern. Possibly stolen recovered and it's been repaired off the books? Very odd the webbing was in a dangerous state though.

Just explain how a stolen recovered car would result in a dangerous seat belt.

Pre tensioner going off. Thanks.

[Grim_Reaper]

P. ONeill said:

If the seatbelts have since been replaced then I don’t see the issue.

Yeahh, it was a while back in 2016, was just curious to make sure nothing serious was going on

[Grim_Reaper]

pocketspring said:

The dog explanation is good but doesn't explain the obstruction bit unless he's chewed the metal clasp as well.

It is a Cayenne SUV, so surely the dog would be in the boot? Unless it was a small dog

[Scrump]

Grim_Reaper said:

Scrump said:

Or it has frayed from securing a child seat.

It says offside front, so I think that is driver side front.

[Monster Mash]

If the seatbelts have been replaced I can’t see an issue. If the dealer isn’t local you could ask them to confirm ahead of making any trip to view for piece of mind

[fourstardan]

Maybe they got splattered too much while a previous owner went out dogging....?

[steveo3002]

yep first thing i think of when i see a frayed seat belt is that the car has been stolen , happens every time

if only you could bolt on a brand new and it be gone

[griffter]

It’ll just be worn from having been used a lot. The more worrying thing is that it passed the retest with only stitching amiss. What did they do to make it pass? Run over it with an electric shaver? Replace with second hand?