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ML04PZM
2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Colour: Black
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
General Information
- Registration ML04PZM
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model BEETLE
- Year 2004
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
18
Passes
7
Failures
72%
Pass Rate
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103 Total Defects Recorded
3 Dec 2024
Pass
Mileage: 101,797 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
3 Dec 2024
Fail
Mileage: 101,795 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction petrol vehicles including hybrids with 4 or more wheels, not more than 8 passenger seats in addition to the driver’s seat and first used on or after 1 July 2003 (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded All (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
15 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 100,569 MI
Expiry date: 14 Dec 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear (0.1 (b))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both sides (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Macpherson strut ball joint has slight play top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt dust cover perished and slight play detected (2.1.3 (g) (i))
11 Dec 2023
Fail
Mileage: 100,569 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Macpherson strut ball joint has slight play top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four tyres cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread front and rear (0.1 (b))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both sides (4.1.4 (b))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt dust cover perished and slight play detected (2.1.3 (g) (i))
8 Dec 2022
Pass
Mileage: 99,959 MI
Expiry date: 7 Dec 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
29 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 97,999 MI
Expiry date: 28 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
25 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 97,998 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases backbox (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- 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 Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Nail in tyre ()
- Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated covered in grease, no split visible (6.1.7 (g) (i))
23 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 96,180 MI
Expiry date: 22 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3 Oct 2019
Pass
Mileage: 84,898 MI
Expiry date: 2 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing nail in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front cv boot covered in grease - no obvious splits or tears
- Nearside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- exhaust backbox has hole - baffles broken
- exhuast middle bracket broken but not affecting security
3 Oct 2019
Fail
Mileage: 94,897 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- exhuast middle bracket broken but not affecting security
- exhaust backbox has hole - baffles broken
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))
- Nearside Front cv boot covered in grease - no obvious splits or tears
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing nail in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
3 Apr 2018
Pass
Mileage: 90,776 MI
Expiry date: 3 Apr 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Oil leak ()
- Nearside Front Nail in tyre ()
4 Apr 2017
Pass
Mileage: 88,163 MI
Expiry date: 3 Apr 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Oil leak ()
30 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 88,143 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak ()
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
30 Mar 2016
Pass
Mileage: 85,425 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit inner edge (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- oil leak
- Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
1 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 79,244 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2016 21 Jun 20261 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 75,732 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2015 21 Jun 202627 Mar 2013
Fail
Mileage: 70,956 MI
21 Jun 202627 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 70,956 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2014 21 Jun 202612 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 66,151 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2013 21 Jun 202614 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 61,914 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2012 21 Jun 202612 Mar 2011
Fail
Mileage: 61,914 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
1 Apr 2010
Pass
Mileage: 56,530 MI
Expiry date: 31 Mar 2011 21 Jun 202626 Jun 2009
Pass
Mileage: 53,288 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jun 2010 21 Jun 202629 May 2008
Pass
Mileage: 46,986 MI
Expiry date: 30 May 2009 21 Jun 202631 May 2007
Pass
Mileage: 35,630 MI
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ML04PZM was registered on 2004-04-21
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