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AM08DRV
2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1968cc
General Information
- Registration AM08DRV
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model PASSAT
- Year 2008
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1968cc
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- Expired 16 Jun 2026
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MOT History 19 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
19
Total Tests
14
Passes
5
Failures
73.68%
Pass Rate
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67 Total Defects Recorded
9 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 165,116 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust system insecure mid section and back box (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Driver's door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- car seat fitted
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm bushes worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive rear of engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
11 Jan 2023
Pass
Mileage: 154,091 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
19 Dec 2022
Fail
Mileage: 154,071 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Inner Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases broken at rear silencer (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- undertrays fitted not allowing full inspection of components
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
15 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 145,278 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
10 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 139,867 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2021 16 Jun 202616 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 135,506 MI
Expiry date: 15 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- undertrays fitted obscuring some components
2 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 128,707 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear 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 Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking in tread area and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- under trays fitted
- engine cover fitted
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin look low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
1 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 128,707 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper 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)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- 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))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking in tread area and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin look low (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- engine cover fitted
- under trays fitted
19 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 114,296 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- under trays fitted
- engine cover fitted
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear tyre on 3mm and worn on inner edge
- Nearside Rear tyre on 3mm and worn on both edges
- Nearside Front cv joint slightly worn
19 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 101,099 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- engine cover fitted
- under trays fitted
- front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Rear tyre on 3mm and cracking in tread area
12 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 87,490 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2017 16 Jun 202621 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 75,855 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2016 16 Jun 20266 Jan 2015
Pass
Mileage: 71,284 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jan 2016 16 Jun 20266 Jan 2014
Fail
Mileage: 62,105 MI
16 Jun 20266 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 62,105 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jan 2015 16 Jun 202610 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 52,267 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jan 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
21 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 44,634 MI
Expiry date: 4 Jan 2013 16 Jun 202621 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 44,634 MI
16 Jun 20265 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 37,027 MI
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AM08DRV was registered on 2008-04-15
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