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FB04KOU
2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
General Information
- Registration FB04KOU
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2004
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
13
Passes
4
Failures
76.47%
Pass Rate
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53 Total Defects Recorded
10 Dec 2020
Fail
Mileage: 160,885 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned (5.2.3 (j)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned (5.2.3 (j)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury ***wheel arch*** (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced ***outer sill corroded/holed*** (7.1.1 (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
- Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced ***outer sill corroded/holed*** (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- 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 Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Valve stem slightly misaligned (5.2.3 (j))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
11 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 155,256 MI
Expiry date: 10 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear brake back plate corroded
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
8 Jun 2019
Fail
Mileage: 155,256 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory 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))
- Nearside Rear brake back plate corroded
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
26 May 2018
Pass
Mileage: 120,818 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- N/S rear brake back plate corroded
- Screen cracked but not in drivers view
26 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 148,015 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- N/S rear brake back plate corroded
27 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 139,719 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- windscreen cracked out of swept zone
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
3 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 128,429 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2017 6 Jun 20264 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 120,122 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
2 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 108,512 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2015 6 Jun 20261 Aug 2014
Fail
Mileage: 108,509 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
29 Jul 2013
Pass
Mileage: 99,188 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2014 6 Jun 20269 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 87,924 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2013 6 Jun 202626 Jul 2011
Pass
Mileage: 77,518 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2012 6 Jun 202612 Jul 2010
Pass
Mileage: 64,315 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
20 Jul 2009
Pass
Mileage: 52,304 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2010 6 Jun 20268 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 42,458 MI
Expiry date: 7 Aug 2009 6 Jun 202630 Jul 2007
Pass
Mileage: 31,903 MI
Expiry date: 2 Aug 2008Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
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FB04KOU was registered on 2004-08-02
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