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FN03SFE
2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
General Information
- Registration FN03SFE
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2003
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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MOT History 33 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
33
Total Tests
20
Passes
13
Failures
60.61%
Pass Rate
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134 Total Defects Recorded
21 May 2025
Pass
Mileage: 124,979 MI
Expiry date: 20 May 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
21 May 2024
Pass
Mileage: 117,465 MI
Expiry date: 20 May 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
20 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 117,459 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
19 May 2023
Pass
Mileage: 109,711 MI
Expiry date: 20 May 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
19 May 2023
Fail
Mileage: 109,711 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
21 May 2022
Pass
Mileage: 98,465 MI
Expiry date: 20 May 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear subframe corroded
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
20 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 98,462 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside 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)
- Nearside Rear Outer Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear subframe corroded
17 Aug 2021
Pass
Mileage: 97,364 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
16 Aug 2021
Fail
Mileage: 97,364 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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
- Offside 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)
- Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
24 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 95,226 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
24 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 95,224 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside 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)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
13 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 95,186 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken snapped (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
8 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 93,222 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- o/s/f lower ball joint boot slightly split
- n/s track rod end boot slightly split
8 Aug 2019
Fail
Mileage: 93,222 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- n/s main brake pipe at rear and o/s/r brake pipe have slight corrosion-will clean and grease up
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- o/s/f lower ball joint boot slightly split
- n/s track rod end boot slightly split
10 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 91,248 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- 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))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Driver's view to the front outside the swept area of the windscreen wipers restricted by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (i))
10 Aug 2018
Fail
Mileage: 91,248 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- 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 Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Driver's view to the front outside the swept area of the windscreen wipers restricted by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view small (3.2 (a) (i))
29 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 89,320 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Both Rear brakes sticking slightly
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Nearside Front tyre worn low on outer edge
- Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Oil leak from gearbox area
- Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
13 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 85,515 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre joint (7.1.2)
- offside rear brake sticking
- rear wiper blade split
12 Feb 2016
Fail
Mileage: 85,515 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle front 47% (3.7.B.5b)
- Battery insecure require battery tray & clamp (1.9.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- offside rear brake sticking
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases centre joint (7.1.2)
- offside front brake disc badly worn, lipped & scored
- child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
- rear wiper blade split
9 Feb 2015
Fail
Mileage: 82,417 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
9 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 82,417 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
11 Feb 2014
Fail
Mileage: 78,801 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
11 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 78,801 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
28 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 75,756 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2014 5 Jun 20263 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 70,187 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2013 5 Jun 202624 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 66,691 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2012 5 Jun 202619 Mar 2010
Pass
Mileage: 62,568 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
19 Mar 2010
Fail
Mileage: 62,565 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
25 Mar 2009
Pass
Mileage: 55,782 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
20 Mar 2008
Pass
Mileage: 46,430 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2009 5 Jun 202620 Mar 2008
Fail
Mileage: 46,409 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4)
17 Mar 2007
Pass
Mileage: 33,483 MI
Expiry date: 28 Mar 2008 5 Jun 20266 Mar 2006
Pass
Mileage: 18,372 MI
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FN03SFE was registered on 2003-03-28
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