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2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
General Information
- Registration AF08WPR
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model PASSAT
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1968cc
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- Expires 30 Sep 2026
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
1 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 194,090 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened nearside/offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- prescribed areas corroded
- Rear axle including suspension components corroded
- Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn nearside/offside (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
7 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 187,131 MI
Expiry date: 6 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement offside/nearside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
7 Nov 2024
Fail
Mileage: 187,131 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement offside/nearside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
23 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 180,670 MI
Expiry date: 22 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Inner sills corroded
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
10 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 170,019 MI
Expiry date: 12 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Inner sills corroded
- Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
10 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 170,019 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Inner sills corroded
- Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
6 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 169,769 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- o/s n/s front tyres wearing inner edges
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive under sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive under sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
13 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 159,915 MI
Expiry date: 12 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
12 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 159,915 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brake servo inoperative (1.1.10 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn tie bar (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn tie bar (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
1 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 151,181 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
1 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 151,180 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
27 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 136,120 MI
Expiry date: 26 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn inner outer stay bar (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn inner outer stay bar (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear bumper damage
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
19 Aug 2019
Fail
Mileage: 136,116 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn inner outer stay bar (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear bumper damage
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn inner outer stay bar (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
26 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 125,196 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
25 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 125,196 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
18 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 116,501 MI
Expiry date: 29 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- engine management light on
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit all 4 tyres bald on inner edge (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)
30 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 105,528 MI
Expiry date: 29 May 2018 15 Jun 202612 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 94,631 MI
Expiry date: 15 Apr 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- under trays and sill covers fitted
16 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 88,144 MI
Expiry date: 15 Apr 2016 15 Jun 202615 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 88,144 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
4 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 78,093 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2015 15 Jun 202619 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 65,958 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2014 15 Jun 202617 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 55,071 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2013 15 Jun 20267 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 41,398 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2012 15 Jun 20267 Feb 2011
Fail
Mileage: 41,398 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
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AF08WPR was registered on 2008-03-01
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