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GL53UGZ
2003 VOLKSWAGEN LT
Colour: White
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2461cc
General Information
- Registration GL53UGZ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model LT
- Year 2003
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2461cc
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
18
Passes
10
Failures
64.29%
Pass Rate
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159 Total Defects Recorded
22 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 288,462 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Rear Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Mirror (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Rearmost bracket (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Power steering pump has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (4.4.4 (a))
15 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 285,523 MI
Expiry date: 25 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear 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))
15 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 285,523 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear 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 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 281,999 MI
Expiry date: 25 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake fluid warning lamp functioning incorrectly flickers on and off (1.1.10 (g))
6 Oct 2023
Fail
Mileage: 281,999 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Brake servo inoperative (1.1.10 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
10 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 279,815 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has slight play inner rack joint (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
8 Sep 2022
Fail
Mileage: 279,815 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength lower rear quarter (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lift (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lift (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
10 Aug 2021
Pass
Mileage: 274,068 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lift (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
25 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 270,122 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- exhaust tail pipe missing
- Service brake requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair parking brake (1.2.1 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lift (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play lift (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
30 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 265,036 MI
Expiry date: 29 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- play in both steering rack joints
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
30 Jul 2019
Fail
Mileage: 264,666 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired link arm broken (1.1.17 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear side marker light not working
29 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 259,577 MI
Expiry date: 28 Aug 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
23 Aug 2018
Fail
Mileage: 259,577 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/70/15 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Outline marker lamp not working centre (4.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn D (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
20 Jul 2017
Pass
Mileage: 252,534 MI
Expiry date: 19 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- steering rack offside knuckle joint has slight play
- parking brake has only just met the required limits
- 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 brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases pipe (7.1.2)
20 Jul 2017
Fail
Mileage: 252,534 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases pipe (7.1.2)
- steering rack offside knuckle joint has slight play
- parking brake has only just met the required limits
- 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 brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
22 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 245,170 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel rack inner joint (2.2.A.1b)
27 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 239,444 MI
Expiry date: 26 Apr 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
22 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 239,435 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (3.6.E.3)
- Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Rear Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
6 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 235,351 MI
Expiry date: 5 Mar 2015 20 Jun 202614 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 231,413 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jan 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
11 Jan 2013
Fail
Mileage: 231,402 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative (1.4.B.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
14 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 228,716 MI
Expiry date: 13 Nov 2012 20 Jun 202610 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 208,499 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jan 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
2 Jan 2010
Pass
Mileage: 177,739 MI
Expiry date: 1 Jan 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
31 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 126,423 MI
Expiry date: 30 Dec 2009 20 Jun 202613 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 77,601 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
1 Dec 2006
Pass
Mileage: 62,012 MI
Expiry date: 30 Nov 2007 20 Jun 202630 Nov 2006
Fail
Mileage: 62,012 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
- Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
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GL53UGZ was registered on 2003-11-28
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