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GL08XHP
2008 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration GL08XHP
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2008
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
14
Passes
3
Failures
82.35%
Pass Rate
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52 Total Defects Recorded
15 Jan 2026
Pass
Mileage: 117,549 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jan 2027 17 Jun 202610 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 113,333 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2026 17 Jun 202628 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 108,930 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2025 17 Jun 202615 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 104,143 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened BOTH (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded BOTH (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Axle has slight vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam osr & nsr (5.1.2 (c) (i))
15 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 104,143 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front 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 Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear Exhaust bk box corroded - rattling
- Rear Coil spring corroded BOTH (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Axle has slight vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam osr & nsr (5.1.2 (c) (i))
- Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened BOTH (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
14 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 101,465 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
1 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 98,388 MI
Expiry date: 28 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
16 Jul 2019
Pass
Mileage: 93,332 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
16 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 93,332 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Direction indicator not working wing mirror indicator (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
16 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 89,406 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- parking brake lever little reserve travel
- exhaust system corroded
17 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 80,954 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- front brake discs worn
- exhaust silencer box corroded.
- advise exhaust flexible pipe lightly perished
1 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 73,496 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- 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)
- Both rear suspension bump stops in poor condition
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe (7.1.2)
- Rear exhaust silencer corroded
- Oil leak ()
29 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 73,487 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Both rear suspension bump stops in poor condition
- Rear exhaust silencer corroded
- Oil leak ()
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- 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)
9 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 64,606 MI
Expiry date: 8 Jun 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
28 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 55,374 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside 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)
29 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 45,005 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2014 17 Jun 202610 Apr 2012
Pass
Mileage: 34,865 MI
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GL08XHP was registered on 2008-07-04
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