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HT53YUB
2004 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
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- Registration HT53YUB
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2004
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
19
Passes
9
Failures
67.86%
Pass Rate
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107 Total Defects Recorded
29 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 121,228 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
28 Nov 2024
Fail
Mileage: 121,223 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
29 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 121,202 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- reverse light not working. Dangerous
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split. (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake performance unable to be tested brake pads less than 1.5 mm. (1.2.1 (g)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Bonnet primary retaining device slightly deteriorated (3.1 (c))
- Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured both. (4.4.3 (a))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear silencer corroded, front flexy joint blowwing. (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (1.1.12 (b) (i))
- Nearside Obligatory mirror slightly loose (3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
30 Oct 2023
Pass
Mileage: 113,836 MI
Expiry date: 29 Oct 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge across (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Parking brake lever worn, but not excessively (1.1.6 (b) (i))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a))
10 Oct 2022
Pass
Mileage: 109,263 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
28 Oct 2021
Pass
Mileage: 106,332 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
26 Oct 2021
Fail
Mileage: 106,314 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
28 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 102,796 MI
Expiry date: 27 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- slight exhaust blow
27 Oct 2020
Fail
Mileage: 102,796 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front 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)
- slight exhaust blow
2 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 96,812 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre on legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
2 Dec 2019
Fail
Mileage: 96,812 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre on legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
27 Dec 2018
Pass
Mileage: 89,003 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- parking brake efficiency just met and imbalanced
18 Dec 2018
Fail
Mileage: 88,828 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
- Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 165 70 14 (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
7 Dec 2017
Pass
Mileage: 78,966 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Central Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- engine management light on
29 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 69,521 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust back box outer skin corroded
- Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()
- Oil leak ()
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Exhuast front flexi in poor condition
29 Dec 2016
Fail
Mileage: 69,521 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhuast front flexi in poor condition
- Exhaust back box outer skin corroded
- Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()
- Oil leak ()
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
29 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 65,375 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust back box outer skin corroded
- Vehicle’s internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights
- Oil leak
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nail in nearside rear tyre
- Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
27 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 61,080 MI
Expiry date: 26 Dec 2015 24 Jun 202623 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 56,818 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
22 Jan 2013
Fail
Mileage: 52,699 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
22 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 52,699 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
11 Jan 2012
Pass
Mileage: 47,996 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2013 24 Jun 202625 Jan 2011
Pass
Mileage: 43,569 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2012 24 Jun 202615 Jan 2010
Pass
Mileage: 39,073 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2011 24 Jun 202616 Jan 2009
Fail
Mileage: 33,219 MI
24 Jun 202616 Jan 2009
Pass
Mileage: 33,219 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2010 24 Jun 202618 Jan 2008
Pass
Mileage: 28,459 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jan 2009 24 Jun 202629 Jan 2007
Pass
Mileage: 22,390 MI
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HT53YUB was registered on 2004-01-27
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