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DN53PWL
2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Colour: Beige
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1596cc
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- Registration DN53PWL
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model BEETLE
- Year 2003
- Colour Beige
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1596cc
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MOT History 22 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
22
Total Tests
13
Passes
9
Failures
59.09%
Pass Rate
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142 Total Defects Recorded
30 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 90,216 MI
Expiry date: 29 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened nearside and offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
29 Sep 2021
Fail
Mileage: 90,214 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened nearside and offside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
2 Jun 2020
Pass
Mileage: 85,925 MI
Expiry date: 1 Jun 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- temporary fuel cap fitted
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
29 May 2020
Fail
Mileage: 85,923 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm inner edge (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps nearside and offside (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill underneath (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Tyre fouling a part of the vehicle when turned lock to lock (5.2.3 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) 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 Headlamp lens missing (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner and outer edges (also starting to perish) (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer sill underneath (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- temporary fuel cap fitted
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
26 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 79,542 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
24 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 79,540 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of the road windscreen cracked (3.2 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
9 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 74,144 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- crack in screen
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
9 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 74,144 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- crack in screen
16 Feb 2017
Fail
Mileage: 74,092 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Offside Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c)
- Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced lens missing (1.7.5a)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear wishbone bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure (8.1.1)
- Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp hazards and indicators operate main beam (1.7.5c)
- Emissions not tested unable to test due to erratic operation of the engine (7.3.A.1)
- Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b)
- Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp operates main beam (1.4.A.2h)
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' cracked (8.3.1d)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
12 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 57,160 MI
Expiry date: 11 Feb 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
4 Feb 2016
Fail
Mileage: 57,160 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Offside Rear 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)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- front bumper damaged and lower grill missing
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
8 Dec 2014
Fail
Mileage: 48,855 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
- Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is distorted but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
8 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 48,855 MI
Expiry date: 7 Dec 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is distorted but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)
2 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 40,057 MI
Expiry date: 1 Dec 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
16 Nov 2012
Pass
Mileage: 35,012 MI
Expiry date: 21 Nov 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
16 Nov 2012
Fail
Mileage: 35,012 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
22 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 29,670 MI
Expiry date: 21 Nov 2012 21 Jun 20262 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 23,711 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2010 21 Jun 202612 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 20,595 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2009 21 Jun 20264 Dec 2007
Pass
Mileage: 17,084 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2008 21 Jun 20264 Dec 2007
Fail
Mileage: 17,084 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
19 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 13,449 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2007Advisory 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)
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