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FP02PHN
2002 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 2324cc
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- Registration FP02PHN
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model BEETLE
- Year 2002
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 2324cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
20
Passes
7
Failures
74.07%
Pass Rate
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118 Total Defects Recorded
19 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 141,045 MI
Expiry date: 18 Nov 2026 4 Jun 202619 Nov 2025
Fail
Mileage: 141,045 MI
4 Jun 202613 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 132,595 MI
Expiry date: 12 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Fog lamp not working
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm / cracking, perishing (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Integral body structure 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 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm / cracking, perishing (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
12 Nov 2024
Fail
Mileage: 132,592 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Integral body structure 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 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm / cracking, perishing (5.2.3 (e))
- Coolant low
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm / cracking, perishing (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Fog lamp not working
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
2 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 123,919 MI
Expiry date: 7 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
1 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 123,917 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
8 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 118,097 MI
Expiry date: 7 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Central Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Fog lamp not working
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
31 Oct 2022
Fail
Mileage: 118,070 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play Inner rack end (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Fog lamp not working
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 113,851 MI
Expiry date: 3 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
29 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 113,842 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
11 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 113,822 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Service brake excessively binding both sides (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- sill covers fitted unable to check for corrosion
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front fog lamp not working
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both sides (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
7 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 110,529 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- 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))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
16 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 105,931 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
26 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 103,248 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
5 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 99,435 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
27 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 95,626 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement in the upper support bearing assembly (2.5.B.1b)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear bush (2.4.G.2)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
29 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 85,818 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
24 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 73,308 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2014 4 Jun 202625 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 59,680 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2013 4 Jun 202622 Aug 2011
Pass
Mileage: 49,865 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2012 4 Jun 202626 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 44,595 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
21 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 37,383 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2010 4 Jun 202628 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 30,201 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2009 4 Jun 202617 Aug 2007
Pass
Mileage: 24,667 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2008 4 Jun 202617 Aug 2007
Fail
Mileage: 24,667 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
30 Aug 2006
Pass
Mileage: 12,801 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2007 4 Jun 202611 May 2006
Pass
Mileage: 11,675 MI
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FP02PHN was registered on 2002-05-03
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