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2005 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
General Information
- Registration LD05MMA
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2005
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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- Expires 22 Jan 2027
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MOT History 26 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23 Jan 2026
Pass
Mileage: 85,141 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jan 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hydraulic reservoir close to minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (i))
- Offside front tyre tread wearing lower on inneredge
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Not yet worn to cords. Attention soon (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Exhaust corroded
20 Jan 2026
Fail
Mileage: 85,140 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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
- Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust corroded
- Offside front tyre tread wearing lower on inneredge
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Not yet worn to cords. Attention soon (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
20 Jan 2025
Pass
Mileage: 82,334 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jan 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Undertrays fitted
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside front tyre wearing low on inner edge
- Nearside front and offside front lower suspension arm, inner , rear mountings perished and starting to crack. No movement.
- Exhaust corroded
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
22 Jan 2024
Pass
Mileage: 79,753 MI
Expiry date: 21 Jan 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Under trays fitted
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Exhaust corroded
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
22 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 79,753 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Under trays fitted
- Exhaust corroded
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
8 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 79,748 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Under trays fitted
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Exhaust corroded
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
29 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 73,350 MI
Expiry date: 7 Dec 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Under trays fitted
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Hand brake reserve travel requires attention/adjustment
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Exhaust corroded
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
29 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 73,350 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Under trays fitted
- Hand brake reserve travel requires attention/adjustment
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Exhaust corroded
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
8 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 69,008 MI
Expiry date: 7 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear Exhaust Silencer corroded and outerskin peeling
30 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 68,976 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
- Offside Front 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)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Rear Exhaust Silencer corroded and outerskin peeling
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
9 Oct 2020
Pass
Mileage: 65,846 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- n/s o/s rear tyres uneven wear perrished and close to limits
- undertrays fitted
- rear exhaust silncer corroded
- n/s o/s front tyres uneven wear perrished close to limits
8 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 62,620 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2020Advisory 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))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
10 Apr 2018
Pass
Mileage: 60,728 MI
Expiry date: 9 Apr 2019 9 Jun 202610 Apr 2018
Fail
Mileage: 60,728 MI
9 Jun 20264 Dec 2017
Pass
Mileage: 58,310 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- exhaust deteriorating.
- front wipers smearing screen.
- engine and floor pan covers fitted.
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Coolant leak ()
5 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 48,071 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- engine and floor pan covers fitted.
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Coolant leak ()
- exhaust deteriorating.
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
5 Dec 2016
Fail
Mileage: 48,071 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Coolant leak ()
- exhaust deteriorating.
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- engine and floor pan covers fitted.
8 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 42,823 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre Cracking
10 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 36,088 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
13 Dec 2013
Pass
Mileage: 29,963 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2014 9 Jun 202612 Dec 2012
Pass
Mileage: 24,260 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2013 9 Jun 202612 Dec 2011
Pass
Mileage: 18,560 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2012 9 Jun 202621 Dec 2010
Pass
Mileage: 11,453 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2011 9 Jun 202614 Dec 2009
Pass
Mileage: 8,066 MI
Expiry date: 13 Dec 2010 9 Jun 202630 Jan 2009
Pass
Mileage: 6,682 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jan 2010 9 Jun 202627 Mar 2008
Pass
Mileage: 5,425 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2009 9 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
LD05MMA was registered on 2005-03-31
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