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2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
General Information
- Registration CW02ASZ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2002
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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- Expires 21 Oct 2026
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MOT History 31 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 134,187 MI
Expiry date: 21 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
- Nearside Rear Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear brake pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
21 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 134,187 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
- Nearside Rear Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear brake pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 128,974 MI
Expiry date: 2 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened surface rust (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material greased (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
13 Dec 2023
Fail
Mileage: 128,224 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Sub-frame corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced osf nsf rear mounts (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced osr outer sill area (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge osr osf (5.2.3 (e))
- Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened osf nsf (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Coil spring corroded osr nsr (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced rear beam (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material feed pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt osf nsf outer (2.1.3 (g) (i))
13 Dec 2022
Pass
Mileage: 126,524 MI
Expiry date: 12 Dec 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake disc worn, but not excessively osr nsr (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- rear exhaust silencer held with cable tie (unlikely to fail)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nsf osf rear most bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced nsf and nsr subframe (6.1.1 (d) (i))
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced osr outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rear feed pipes (1.1.11 (c))
- Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt osf nsf (2.1.3 (g) (i))
5 Dec 2022
Fail
Mileage: 126,499 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear most bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust silencer held with cable tie (unlikely to fail)
- Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nsf osf rear most bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced nsf and nsr subframe (6.1.1 (d) (i))
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced osr outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material osr nsr and rear feed pipe (1.1.11 (c))
- Brake disc worn, but not excessively osr nsr (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt osf nsf (2.1.3 (g) (i))
24 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 124,360 MI
Expiry date: 10 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced rear (previous repair) (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced front (previous repair) (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material osr nsr (1.1.11 (c))
17 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 124,320 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded and likely to fail (1.1.12 (f) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material osr nsr (1.1.11 (c))
- Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced rear (previous repair) (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Sub-frame is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced front (previous repair) (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Lower Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
11 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 124,252 MI
Expiry date: 10 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material osr nsr and nsr pipe feeding rear axle (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- welded plates on front subframe
- rear exhaust bracket broken
- nsr axle has welded plates
- Offside Rear Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- exhaust system has slight leaks
- Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt osf nsf (2.1.3 (g) (i))
4 Dec 2020
Fail
Mileage: 124,252 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam such that the stub axle is likely to become insecure main axle bush (5.1.2 (c) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material osr nsr and nsr pipe feeding rear axle (1.1.11 (c))
- rear exhaust bracket broken
- exhaust system has slight leaks
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Outer Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt osf nsf (2.1.3 (g) (i))
6 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 120,301 MI
Expiry date: 4 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre has cut in the tread.
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both rear bushes. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
30 May 2019
Fail
Mileage: 120,276 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both rear bushes. (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear wiper blade split.
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Tyre has cut in the tread.
- Central Exhaust clamp broken.
24 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 116,426 MI
Expiry date: 28 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- O/S AND N/S FRONT TYRES WEARING AND ALMOST TO WEAR MARKERS
- O/S REAR TYRE ALMOST TO CORDS ON INNER EDGE
- O/S OUTER CV BOOT SPLIT SLIGHTLY BUT STILL PREVENTS INGRESS OF DIRT
16 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 116,347 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- O/S AND N/S FRONT TYRES WEARING AND ALMOST TO WEAR MARKERS
- O/S REAR TYRE ALMOST TO CORDS ON INNER EDGE
- O/S OUTER CV BOOT SPLIT SLIGHTLY BUT STILL PREVENTS INGRESS OF DIRT
25 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 111,350 MI
Expiry date: 28 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- osf tyre close to legal limit on inner shoulder
- osf nsf tyres worn on inner edges
- front number plate deteriated
26 May 2016
Pass
Mileage: 103,156 MI
Expiry date: 28 May 2017 16 Jun 202625 May 2016
Fail
Mileage: 103,156 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- nsr wheel slight brake bind
22 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 93,701 MI
Expiry date: 28 May 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
29 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 85,296 MI
Expiry date: 28 May 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
20 May 2014
Fail
Mileage: 85,174 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Offside Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded (3.6.B.4e)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
20 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 79,736 MI
Expiry date: 19 May 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
18 May 2012
Pass
Mileage: 75,695 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
17 May 2012
Fail
Mileage: 75,695 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
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)
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
17 May 2011
Pass
Mileage: 70,187 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
18 May 2010
Pass
Mileage: 63,232 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
- Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
17 May 2010
Fail
Mileage: 63,231 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)
16 May 2009
Pass
Mileage: 56,696 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2010 16 Jun 202616 May 2009
Fail
Mileage: 56,696 MI
16 Jun 202619 May 2008
Pass
Mileage: 45,803 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2009 16 Jun 202618 May 2007
Pass
Mileage: 35,870 MI
Expiry date: 18 May 2008 16 Jun 202610 May 2006
Pass
Mileage: 29,486 MI
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CW02ASZ was registered on 2002-04-17
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