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AX53LBV
2003 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
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- Registration AX53LBV
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2003
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
16
Passes
11
Failures
59.26%
Pass Rate
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153 Total Defects Recorded
3 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 138,067 MI
Expiry date: 2 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))
- Rear Rear axle corroded.
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear. (0.1 (b))
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 138,067 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both fronts. (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Braking system leaking servo pipe split. (1.1.3 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear. (0.1 (b))
- Rear Rear axle corroded.
- Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 136,506 MI
Expiry date: 1 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- servo pipe split.
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear (0.1 (b))
- Rear Rear axle corroded.
- Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded pipes to pump (2.1.5 (g) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated outer (inner) clip missing (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 136,506 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- servo pipe split.
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear (0.1 (b))
- Rear Rear axle corroded.
- Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded pipes to pump (2.1.5 (g) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated outer (inner) clip missing (6.1.7 (g) (i))
4 Jan 2022
Fail
Mileage: 136,506 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak front flexy blowing. (8.2.2.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Emissions not tested major exhaust leak. (8.2.2.2 (e)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury o/s/f wing damaged. (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 1.6mm very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- servo pipe split.
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear. (0.1 (b))
- Rear Rear axle corroded.
- Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded pipes to pump. (2.1.5 (g) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge on 1.6mm very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated outer inner clip missing. (6.1.7 (g) (i))
9 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 133,800 MI
Expiry date: 8 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexy pipe. (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear. (0.1 (b))
- Rear axle corroded.
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3 Dec 2020
Fail
Mileage: 133,800 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Anti-roll bar insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer clip missing. (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear. (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge very low on inner edge. (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Rear axle corroded.
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexy pipe. (6.1.2 (a))
- rear exhaust box casing corroded hanging down.
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
18 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 128,253 MI
Expiry date: 17 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- outer casing of rear exhaust silencer badly corroded
- flexi pipe on front section of exhaust deteriorated
17 Apr 2019
Fail
Mileage: 128,253 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Inner Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- flexi pipe on front section of exhaust deteriorated
- outer casing of rear exhaust silencer badly corroded
9 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 127,246 MI
Expiry date: 8 Jan 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- engine light on
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened lipped (3.5.1i)
- Coolant leak radiator ()
9 Jan 2018
Fail
Mileage: 127,246 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- engine light on
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened lipped (3.5.1i)
- Coolant leak radiator ()
11 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 123,886 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Rear Exhaust outer skin corroded
- Offside Rear nail in tyre
- Offside Rear Tyre worn on inner edge
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
11 Nov 2016
Fail
Mileage: 123,886 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- rear brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Rear Exhaust outer skin corroded
- Offside Rear nail in tyre
- Offside Rear Tyre worn on inner edge
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
26 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 113,208 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front tread is cracking
- Offside Rear tread is cracking
- Offside Front tread is cracking
- Nearside Rear tread is cracking
10 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 106,255 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Power steering pump has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
- Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded (2.3.2)
17 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 101,441 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2014 13 Jun 202617 Dec 2013
Fail
Mileage: 101,441 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
6 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 90,737 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2013 13 Jun 20266 Dec 2012
Fail
Mileage: 90,737 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
16 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 80,060 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
16 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 80,060 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
21 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 70,420 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
20 Dec 2010
Fail
Mileage: 70,420 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
18 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 60,874 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
15 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 48,209 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2009 13 Jun 202618 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 36,272 MI
Expiry date: 23 Dec 2008 13 Jun 202619 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 29,057 MI
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AX53LBV was registered on 2003-12-23
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