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AF09XDU
2009 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration AF09XDU
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2009
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
15
Passes
7
Failures
68.18%
Pass Rate
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74 Total Defects Recorded
8 Apr 2026
Pass
Mileage: 112,154 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Apr 2025
Pass
Mileage: 109,310 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
10 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 109,164 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
11 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 108,902 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting rear sill corroded.close to seat belt mounting. (6.2.2 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Central Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases blowing at centre silencer .rear silencer outer skin corroded. (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- rear axle beam corroded.
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at rear flexi pipe. (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chip in windscreen. (3.2 (a) (i))
21 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 104,174 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases leak at front flexi ,system is corroded throughout. (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
20 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 104,174 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases leak at front flexi ,system is corroded throughout. (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
25 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 99,667 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
24 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 99,666 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside 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)
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
8 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 95,053 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear rear exhaust silencer outer skin rusty.
- Offside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small chip in windscreen. (3.2 (a) (i))
19 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 92,661 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Upper Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
19 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 92,661 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Upper Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
19 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 87,370 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component damaged but not seriously weakened bump stop split. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component damaged but not seriously weakened bump stop split. (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small chip . (3.2 (a) (i))
16 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 80,825 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear bump stop rubber split
- exhaust flaxi pipe wire split
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
16 Mar 2018
Fail
Mileage: 80,825 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Offside Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit scrubbing on the inside edge (4.1.E.1)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (3.5.1i)
- Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- exhaust flaxi pipe wire split
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin both (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit scrubbing on the inside edge (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear bump stop rubber split
9 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 74,026 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2018 15 Jun 202616 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 67,308 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- undertray(s) fitted obscuring some components
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi joint (7.1.2)
31 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 60,406 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2016 15 Jun 202628 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 59,851 MI
Expiry date: 2 Mar 2015 15 Jun 202628 Feb 2014
Fail
Mileage: 59,851 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
28 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 51,240 MI
Expiry date: 2 Mar 2014 15 Jun 202627 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 42,638 MI
Expiry date: 2 Mar 2013 15 Jun 202627 Feb 2012
Fail
Mileage: 42,638 MI
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AF09XDU was registered on 2009-03-02
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