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2008 SKODA OCTAVIA
General Information
- Registration CE08FWJ
- Manufacturer SKODA
- Model OCTAVIA
- Year 2008
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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- Expires 18 May 2027
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MOT History 26 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23 Apr 2026
Pass
Mileage: 130,184 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
22 Apr 2026
Fail
Mileage: 130,184 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
19 May 2025
Pass
Mileage: 120,092 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
18 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 119,800 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear subframe and suspension components corroded
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated inner and outer (6.1.7 (g) (i))
4 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 119,044 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive chassis sections at suspension pick up points both sides (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened various arms corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
25 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 116,142 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Corrosion To Rear Of Vehicle
24 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 116,139 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Corrosion To Rear Of Vehicle
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
7 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 113,226 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
4 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 113,224 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
15 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 109,105 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- under trays fitted
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
15 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 109,103 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- under trays fitted
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
18 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 101,948 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear brake backing plates corroded - both sides
- under trays fitted
- several small chips in screen
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
16 Oct 2019
Fail
Mileage: 101,944 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 205-60-15 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (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
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (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)
- under trays fitted
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear brake backing plates corroded - both sides
- several small chips in screen
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.1.3 (g) (i))
17 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 94,736 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside track rod end boot perished
- under trays fitted obscuring components
- several small stone chips in windscreen
- Rear brake backing plates corroded
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front ball joint boots perished
- Offside Front Lower ball joint boot perished
- Nearside Front Lower ball joint boot perished
17 Oct 2018
Fail
Mileage: 94,736 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside track rod end boot perished
- under trays fitted obscuring components
- several small stone chips in windscreen
- Rear brake backing plates corroded
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front ball joint boots perished
- Offside Front Lower ball joint boot perished
- Nearside Front Lower ball joint boot perished
5 Oct 2017
Pass
Mileage: 85,851 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Both sides (2.4.G.2)
- Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)
- Plastic covers fitted obscuring components
24 Oct 2016
Pass
Mileage: 78,440 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside 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)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
24 Oct 2016
Fail
Mileage: 78,440 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside 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)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
21 Oct 2015
Pass
Mileage: 64,858 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2016 17 Jun 202620 Oct 2015
Fail
Mileage: 64,857 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
23 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 50,644 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2015 17 Jun 202617 Oct 2013
Pass
Mileage: 38,530 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 27,911 MI
Expiry date: 24 Oct 2013 17 Jun 202627 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 27,546 MI
Expiry date: 26 Jul 2013 17 Jun 202614 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 25,793 MI
Expiry date: 15 Feb 2013 17 Jun 202616 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 22,306 MI
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CE08FWJ was registered on 2008-03-17
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