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2005 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER
General Information
- Registration LA55XSE
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model TRANSPORTER
- Year 2005
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 1896cc
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- Expires 27 Nov 2026
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
24 Nov 2025
Pass
Mileage: 200,884 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
21 Nov 2024
Pass
Mileage: 196,248 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
21 Nov 2024
Fail
Mileage: 196,248 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.0mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside 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 (5.2.3 (e))
28 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 186,942 MI
Expiry date: 27 Nov 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pad wear indicator light on, pads not below or close to limit
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
10 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 176,203 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated both (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- brake pad indicator on pads not below limit
- Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
17 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 165,993 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
16 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 165,993 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
17 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 151,585 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively both (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Inner Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated slight leak (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
20 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 141,581 MI
Expiry date: 19 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
6 Sep 2019
Fail
Mileage: 141,577 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
4 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 126,596 MI
Expiry date: 11 Sep 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Shocker (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Shocker (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt N/S/R, central and O/S middle ()
4 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 126,596 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt N/S/R, central and O/S middle ()
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Shocker (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn Shocker (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
12 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 110,065 MI
Expiry date: 11 Sep 2018 7 Jun 202618 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 101,154 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2017 7 Jun 202613 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 100,131 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- pad wear warning light illuminated
- oil leak
- child seats fitted not allowing full inspection of seatbelts
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 215/65/16c (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Brake pipe slightly corroded n/s and o/s front to rear brake pipes (3.6.B.2c)
30 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 100,074 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- pad wear warning light illuminated
- oil leak
- child seats fitted not allowing full inspection of seatbelts
- Brake pipe slightly corroded n/s and o/s front to rear brake pipes (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit 215/65/16c (4.1.E.1)
22 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 88,195 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jun 2016 7 Jun 202612 Nov 2014
Pass
Mileage: 88,066 MI
Expiry date: 11 Nov 2015 7 Jun 202611 Nov 2014
Fail
Mileage: 88,066 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
9 Jul 2013
Pass
Mileage: 82,761 MI
Expiry date: 8 Jul 2014 7 Jun 20269 Jul 2012
Pass
Mileage: 76,460 MI
Expiry date: 8 Jul 2013 7 Jun 202612 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 68,682 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2012 7 Jun 202612 Dec 2011
Fail
Mileage: 68,682 MI
7 Jun 202615 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 57,019 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2011 7 Jun 202614 Dec 2010
Fail
Mileage: 56,998 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
9 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 45,154 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2010 7 Jun 202615 Dec 2008
Pass
Mileage: 28,517 MI
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LA55XSE was registered on 2005-12-31
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