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LA12VDN
2012 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration LA12VDN
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expired 08 May 2026
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MOT History 16 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
16
Total Tests
10
Passes
6
Failures
62.5%
Pass Rate
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71 Total Defects Recorded
9 May 2025
Pass
Mileage: 116,731 MI
Expiry date: 8 May 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust silencer corroded
7 May 2025
Fail
Mileage: 116,731 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust silencer corroded
26 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 114,566 MI
Expiry date: 25 Apr 2025 13 Jun 202612 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 114,503 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top and bottom bush (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top and bottom bush (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stonechip in windscreen (3.2 (a) (i))
26 Apr 2023
Pass
Mileage: 111,785 MI
Expiry date: 25 Apr 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust box corroded
20 Apr 2023
Fail
Mileage: 111,782 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt damaged (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- rear exhaust box corroded
22 Apr 2022
Pass
Mileage: 107,998 MI
Expiry date: 21 Apr 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Inner Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
15 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 101,339 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Steering rack has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
23 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 98,260 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- under body covering fitted, restricting inspection of some components
- Front Registration plate deteriorated, but not likely to be mis read
23 Dec 2019
Fail
Mileage: 98,258 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- under body covering fitted, restricting inspection of some components
- Front Registration plate deteriorated, but not likely to be mis read
31 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 92,111 MI
Expiry date: 30 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- parking brake has little reserve travel
- Road wheel slightly distorted all (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords inner walls. both sides (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides outer edges (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- under trays and engine covers fitted are obscuring some components
13 Jul 2018
Fail
Mileage: 92,093 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak suspension leg (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- very little park brake reserve travel and efficiency only just met
- offside rear shock absorber dust cover adrift
- both rear tyres worn on inner edges and splits around inner side walls
- both head lights and offside front side light slightly tinted blue
- both front tyres worn on edges
- Under trays fitted obscuring some components
- Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect suspension leg (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (5.2.3 (h) (i))
13 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 76,138 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
13 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 76,138 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
5 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 61,217 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front ALLOY SLIGHT BUCKLED DAMAGED
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 1.60MM INNER EDGE AND OUTER SIDEWALL DEEP CUTS (4.1.E.1)
- Front SHOCKS N/S AND O/S MISTING LEAK ALOT
7 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 37,984 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
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LA12VDN was registered on 2012-07-06
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