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LR09BYZ
2009 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
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- Registration LR09BYZ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2009
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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- Expires 08 Sep 2026
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MOT History 20 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
20
Total Tests
13
Passes
7
Failures
65%
Pass Rate
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99 Total Defects Recorded
9 Sep 2025
Pass
Mileage: 127,531 MI
Expiry date: 8 Sep 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
29 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 127,439 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Passenger's seat with a defective structure (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended wont connect (7.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut greater than 4mm (7.1.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Passenger's seat with a defective structure (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged casing (7.1.2 (d))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Offside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged casing (7.1.2 (d))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Outer Vehicle structure is deformed but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
17 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 119,724 MI
Expiry date: 2 Aug 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm of tread (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
16 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 119,724 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Passenger's seat with a defective structure (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Passenger's seat with a defective structure (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm of tread (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Nearside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged ()
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
7 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 111,926 MI
Expiry date: 2 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil very slight misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both nearside and offside lower arm rear bushes slightly deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded slightly corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
7 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 111,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed inner edge (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Side repeater not working in door mirror housing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp levelling device cannot be operated from the driver's seat both nearside and offside (4.1.5 (b)) Repair immediately
- Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended seat belt catch not working (7.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended catch not working (7.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Rear Passenger's seat with a defective structure All three rear seat head rest excessively damaged (6.2.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing slightly perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded slightly corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge slightly worn (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil very slight misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both nearside and offside lower arm rear bushes slightly deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
3 Aug 2022
Pass
Mileage: 105,428 MI
Expiry date: 2 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge close to legal limit and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
1 Aug 2022
Fail
Mileage: 105,428 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Central Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge close to legal limit and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
30 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 96,990 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi joint blowing (6.1.2 (a))
- unable to fully inspect due to covers and shields
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
28 Jan 2020
Pass
Mileage: 85,484 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jan 2021 11 Jun 202628 Jan 2020
Fail
Mileage: 85,481 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- 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
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
28 Jan 2019
Pass
Mileage: 81,546 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jan 2020 11 Jun 202630 Jan 2018
Pass
Mileage: 79,368 MI
Expiry date: 29 Jan 2019 11 Jun 202619 Dec 2016
Pass
Mileage: 73,883 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2017 11 Jun 202615 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 62,895 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2016 11 Jun 20268 Dec 2015
Fail
Mileage: 62,776 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing (5.2.2a)
23 Dec 2014
Pass
Mileage: 53,169 MI
Expiry date: 22 Dec 2015 11 Jun 20263 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 43,086 MI
Expiry date: 2 Mar 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
1 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 22,991 MI
Expiry date: 11 Mar 2013 11 Jun 20261 Mar 2012
Fail
Mileage: 22,991 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
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LR09BYZ was registered on 2009-03-11
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