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AX57FPK
2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Beige
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1896cc
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- Registration AX57FPK
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2008
- Colour Beige
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
16
Passes
6
Failures
72.73%
Pass Rate
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101 Total Defects Recorded
23 Apr 2026
Fail
Mileage: 174,174 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Integral body structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced Outer sill (6.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended Not retracting correctly (7.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Integral body structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced Outer sill (6.1.1 (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
- Front Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside 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
- 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)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
12 May 2025
Pass
Mileage: 153,611 MI
Expiry date: 11 May 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
12 May 2025
Fail
Mileage: 153,611 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too far to the left (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside 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
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too far to the left (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside 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 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
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
7 May 2025
Fail
Mileage: 153,291 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- 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
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) 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
- Offside 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
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside 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
- Offside Side repeater not working in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Electrical wiring insecure and connectors likely to become disconnected Battery terminal (4.11 (a) (ii)) 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)
- Nearside Outer sill corroded
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front 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))
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Cracked (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel slightly distorted Wheel rim scored (5.2.2 (c) (i))
16 Apr 2025
Fail
Mileage: 151,437 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside 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 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
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside 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
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
13 Apr 2024
Pass
Mileage: 120,042 MI
Expiry date: 17 Apr 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both sides (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both sides (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
25 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 117,314 MI
Expiry date: 17 Apr 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
25 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 117,314 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
2 Apr 2022
Pass
Mileage: 112,999 MI
Expiry date: 17 Apr 2023 15 Jun 202622 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 109,022 MI
Expiry date: 17 Apr 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
18 Apr 2020
Pass
Mileage: 104,869 MI
Expiry date: 17 Apr 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated travel reserve (1.1.6 (d))
- Under tray covers fitted
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
24 Jan 2020
Pass
Mileage: 104,355 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
17 Jan 2019
Pass
Mileage: 99,860 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- undertray fitted
11 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 96,732 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2019 15 Jun 202613 Jan 2017
Pass
Mileage: 92,003 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2018 15 Jun 202622 Jan 2016
Pass
Mileage: 81,263 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
22 Jan 2015
Pass
Mileage: 67,057 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
22 Jan 2014
Fail
Mileage: 56,512 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
22 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 56,512 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
21 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 47,209 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2014 15 Jun 202611 Jan 2012
Pass
Mileage: 36,175 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jan 2013 15 Jun 202619 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 25,401 MI
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AX57FPK was registered on 2008-01-25
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