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AF53RYO
2003 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1200cc
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- Registration AF53RYO
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1200cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
19
Passes
6
Failures
76%
Pass Rate
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64 Total Defects Recorded
24 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 124,167 MI
Expiry date: 23 Mar 2026 16 Jun 202617 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 124,160 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Lower Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
29 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 122,019 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
29 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 122,019 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
22 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 116,685 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front wing corroded
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
22 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 116,685 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking fuel filter (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front wing corroded
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened all (5.3.3 (b) (i))
7 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 112,380 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2023 16 Jun 20264 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 112,378 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Central Upper Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
9 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 108,278 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
26 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 108,270 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) 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 Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
4 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 105,914 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2021 16 Jun 202631 Jan 2019
Pass
Mileage: 102,106 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2020 16 Jun 202631 Jan 2019
Fail
Mileage: 102,106 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Inner Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
14 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 97,227 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
14 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 92,444 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
16 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 85,905 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2017 16 Jun 202618 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 80,393 MI
Expiry date: 17 Feb 2016 16 Jun 202617 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 74,710 MI
Expiry date: 16 Feb 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
13 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 68,926 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2014 16 Jun 202614 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 62,525 MI
Expiry date: 13 Feb 2013 16 Jun 202612 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 55,963 MI
Expiry date: 11 Feb 2012 16 Jun 202616 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 47,182 MI
Expiry date: 26 Sep 2010 16 Jun 202623 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 40,030 MI
Expiry date: 26 Sep 2009 16 Jun 202627 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 32,446 MI
Expiry date: 26 Sep 2008 16 Jun 202627 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 25,509 MI
Expiry date: 26 Sep 2007 16 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
AF53RYO was registered on 2003-09-01
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