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DF53FML
2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Black
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1896cc
General Information
- Registration DF53FML
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2003
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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- Expires 06 Dec 2026
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
20
Passes
2
Failures
90.91%
Pass Rate
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115 Total Defects Recorded
7 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 130,813 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Engine cover fitted
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
- Undertray fitted
- Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Dec 2024
Pass
Mileage: 126,056 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
- Undertray fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside 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 (1.1.11 (c))
- Engine cover fitted
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Dec 2024
Fail
Mileage: 126,049 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Undertray fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside 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 (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Engine cover fitted
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Both front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
1 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 121,421 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Undertray fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside 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 (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rears (1.1.11 (c))
- Engine cover fitted
6 Dec 2022
Pass
Mileage: 116,366 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Undertray fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Engine cover fitted
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
7 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 111,113 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- undertray fitted
- engine cover fittted
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- 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 Front 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 (1.1.11 (c))
3 Dec 2020
Pass
Mileage: 106,029 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- engine cover fitted
- underttay fitted
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
5 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 101,307 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- engine cover fitted
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- undertray fitted
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
28 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 96,468 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- undertray fitted
- engine cover fitted
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- 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))
- Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
6 Dec 2017
Pass
Mileage: 90,646 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- undertray fitted
- engine cover fitted
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
6 Dec 2017
Fail
Mileage: 90,646 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- undertray fitted
- engine cover fitted
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
5 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 84,350 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- engine cover fitted
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- undertray fitted
30 Nov 2015
Pass
Mileage: 74,630 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2016 20 Jun 20265 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 60,525 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
2 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 50,295 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 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)
7 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 40,804 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
3 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 36,778 MI
Expiry date: 2 Dec 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
29 Nov 2010
Pass
Mileage: 31,292 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2011 20 Jun 202628 Nov 2009
Pass
Mileage: 25,709 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Nearside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Nearside Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
- Offside Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
29 Nov 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,312 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2009 20 Jun 202629 Nov 2007
Pass
Mileage: 15,406 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2008 20 Jun 202618 Nov 2006
Pass
Mileage: 12,308 MI
Expiry date: 26 Nov 2007 20 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
DF53FML was registered on 2003-11-26
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