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2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
General Information
- Registration LB02FKL
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2002
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1598cc
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- Expires 23 Feb 2027
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MOT History 33 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
24 Feb 2026
Pass
Mileage: 185,570 MI
Expiry date: 23 Feb 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
24 Feb 2026
Fail
Mileage: 185,570 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.3.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
21 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 179,483 MI
Expiry date: 22 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
20 Feb 2025
Fail
Mileage: 179,483 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rearmost bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside 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
- Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner cv boot clip missing
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
21 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 169,018 MI
Expiry date: 22 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component power steering hose (2.1.5 (a))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
21 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 169,018 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip missing (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component power steering hose (2.1.5 (a))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
23 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 157,346 MI
Expiry date: 22 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- 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 (5.2.3 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
21 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 157,346 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- 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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
18 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 143,258 MI
Expiry date: 19 Feb 2023 8 Jun 202617 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 143,258 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
27 Jan 2021
Pass
Mileage: 134,524 MI
Expiry date: 19 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexy section (6.1.2 (a))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
20 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 131,421 MI
Expiry date: 19 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))
- Central Exhaust mounting defective bracket broken (6.1.2 (a))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi in poor condition (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint worn, but not excessively on limits (6.1.7 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
19 Feb 2020
Fail
Mileage: 131,420 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi in poor condition (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Exhaust mounting defective bracket broken (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing badly cracked on limits advs change (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement split (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge bald on edges advs change (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Power steering pipe/hose has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))
14 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 126,475 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked advs change (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view zone b x2 (3.2 (a) (i))
13 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 126,472 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases joint (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened badly rusted advs urgent change (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracked advs change (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view zone b x2 (3.2 (a) (i))
19 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 119,930 MI
Expiry date: 18 Feb 2019 8 Jun 202610 Apr 2017
Pass
Mileage: 116,157 MI
Expiry date: 10 Apr 2018 8 Jun 202611 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 110,327 MI
Expiry date: 10 Apr 2017 8 Jun 202611 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 102,103 MI
Expiry date: 10 Apr 2016 8 Jun 20263 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 94,914 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
18 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 86,535 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2014 8 Jun 20262 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 78,045 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
1 Mar 2012
Fail
Mileage: 78,045 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
31 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 70,950 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2012 8 Jun 202630 Mar 2011
Fail
Mileage: 70,950 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
31 Mar 2010
Pass
Mileage: 62,191 MI
Expiry date: 30 Mar 2011 8 Jun 202631 Mar 2010
Fail
Mileage: 62,191 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
15 Apr 2009
Pass
Mileage: 54,373 MI
Expiry date: 14 May 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
16 Apr 2008
Pass
Mileage: 45,482 MI
Expiry date: 14 May 2009 8 Jun 20261 May 2007
Pass
Mileage: 38,566 MI
Expiry date: 14 May 2008 8 Jun 202615 May 2006
Pass
Mileage: 32,303 MI
Expiry date: 14 May 2007Advisory 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)
14 Jun 2005
Pass
Mileage: 26,847 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2006 8 Jun 202614 Jun 2005
Fail
Mileage: 26,847 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
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LB02FKL was registered on 2002-06-28
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