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OV04RXM
2004 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
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- Registration OV04RXM
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2004
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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MOT History 27 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
27
Total Tests
18
Passes
9
Failures
66.67%
Pass Rate
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114 Total Defects Recorded
18 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 88,826 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2026 25 Jun 202614 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 88,795 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (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
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
18 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 81,859 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre worn smooth on inner edge . (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess Handbrake cable outer swollen and corroded. (1.1.15 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre worn smooth on inner edge . (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Damaged . (0.1 (b))
18 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 81,659 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside 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
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread Damaged . (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre worn smooth on inner edge . (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess Handbrake cable outer swollen and corroded. (1.1.15 (a))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Tyre worn smooth on inner edge . (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
2 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 68,348 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- reverse lamps u/s (non testable item due to age of vehicle)
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge badly wearing compared to rest of tread (tracking?) (5.2.3 (e))
2 Jun 2023
Fail
Mileage: 68,348 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- reverse lamps u/s (non testable item due to age of vehicle)
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge badly wearing compared to rest of tread (tracking?) (5.2.3 (e))
6 Jun 2022
Pass
Mileage: 58,501 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Exhaust system is corroded.
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
15 Jun 2021
Pass
Mileage: 53,596 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
10 Jun 2021
Fail
Mileage: 53,595 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
6 Dec 2019
Pass
Mileage: 51,210 MI
Expiry date: 5 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- lower covers fitted, not allowing full inspection of underside of vehicle.
- handbrake lever has excessive free travel.
- engine cover fitted, not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
2 Dec 2019
Fail
Mileage: 51,209 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- handbrake lever has excessive free travel.
- engine cover fitted, not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- lower covers fitted, not allowing full inspection of underside of vehicle.
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
16 Nov 2018
Pass
Mileage: 49,852 MI
Expiry date: 15 Nov 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- reverse light not working.
- Coolant leak radiator area. ()
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of underside of vehicle.
- rear exhaust box starting to deteriorate.
- rear wiper arm broken.
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated link rod (5.3.4 (b) (i))
16 Nov 2018
Fail
Mileage: 49,852 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- reverse light not working.
- rear wiper arm broken.
- rear exhaust box starting to deteriorate.
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of underside of vehicle.
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- Coolant leak radiator area. ()
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated link rod (5.3.4 (b) (i))
21 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 48,678 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of underside of car.
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
21 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 48,678 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of underside of car.
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
14 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 47,145 MI
Expiry date: 13 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- coolant leak from radiator.
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of under side of vehicle.
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
14 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 47,144 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt link rod (2.4.G.2)
- Front registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- lower covers fitted not allowing full inspection of under side of vehicle.
- engine cover fitted not allowing full inspection of items in engine bay.
- coolant leak from radiator.
8 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 43,578 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2016 25 Jun 202610 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 39,363 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2015 25 Jun 202610 Jun 2013
Pass
Mileage: 35,067 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
8 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 30,938 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
7 Jun 2011
Pass
Mileage: 28,287 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2012 25 Jun 20267 Jun 2011
Fail
Mileage: 28,287 MI
25 Jun 202624 May 2010
Pass
Mileage: 24,342 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2011 25 Jun 20268 Jun 2009
Pass
Mileage: 21,231 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2010 25 Jun 20269 Jun 2008
Pass
Mileage: 17,354 MI
Expiry date: 11 Jun 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
4 Jun 2007
Pass
Mileage: 13,652 MI
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OV04RXM was registered on 2004-06-11
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