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FR11PLJ
2011 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 1598cc
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- Registration FR11PLJ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2011
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1598cc
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MOT History 20 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
20
Total Tests
13
Passes
7
Failures
65%
Pass Rate
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109 Total Defects Recorded
23 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 140,247 MI
Expiry date: 22 Mar 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- underbody corroded
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front wings corroded
11 Dec 2025
Fail
Mileage: 139,921 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Outer Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Sound deadening material insecure under bonnet (8.1.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Outer Tyre fouling a part of the vehicle out of shape (5.2.3 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wheel arch is corroded and has sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wheel arch is corroded and has sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement gear box mount (6.1.8 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Central Front Exhaust system insecure sleeve (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced all underbody (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged outer casing missing still functions as normal (7.1.2 (d))
- Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened all underbody suspension components corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both rear coil springs (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
6 Jan 2025
Pass
Mileage: 124,010 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jan 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Under tray loose
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Corrosion exhaust/rear coil springs/rear subframe/underneath
- Front wings corroded
2 Jan 2025
Fail
Mileage: 124,010 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front wings corroded
- Under tray loose
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement axle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Corrosion exhaust/rear coil springs/rear subframe/underneath
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
13 Sep 2023
Pass
Mileage: 107,722 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Front both. strut top bearing noisy
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both (1.2.1 (f))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged plastic cover missing (7.1.2 (d))
11 Sep 2023
Fail
Mileage: 107,722 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front both. strut top bearing noisy
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged plastic cover missing (7.1.2 (d))
- Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive both sides (5.3.6 (a) (i))
28 Sep 2022
Pass
Mileage: 100,762 MI
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front strut top bearing
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
21 Sep 2022
Fail
Mileage: 100,487 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front strut top bearing
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
21 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 94,621 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge measured at 2mm and worn on the edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge measured at 2mm and worn on the edge (5.2.3 (e))
14 Sep 2021
Fail
Mileage: 94,622 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge measured at 2mm and worn on the edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge measured at 2mm and worn on the edge (5.2.3 (e))
23 Sep 2020
Pass
Mileage: 87,037 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
22 Sep 2020
Fail
Mileage: 87,034 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- plastic undertray slightly loose
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust silencer slightly loose clamps corroded (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
19 Sep 2019
Pass
Mileage: 79,195 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
26 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 70,011 MI
Expiry date: 25 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
7 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 58,673 MI
Expiry date: 21 Sep 2018 3 Jun 202622 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 47,030 MI
Expiry date: 21 Sep 2017 3 Jun 202622 Sep 2016
Fail
Mileage: 47,030 MI
3 Jun 202617 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 45,716 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- 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)
1 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 35,779 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jun 2016 3 Jun 202629 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 25,826 MI
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FR11PLJ was registered on 2011-07-25
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