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OV04XYH
2004 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Grey
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration OV04XYH
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2004
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 35 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
35
Total Tests
20
Passes
15
Failures
57.14%
Pass Rate
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158 Total Defects Recorded
26 Feb 2026
Pass
Mileage: 150,691 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
26 Feb 2026
Fail
Mileage: 150,691 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
10 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 146,545 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
10 Feb 2025
Fail
Mileage: 146,545 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Central Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
6 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 143,169 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
6 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 143,169 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge on limit (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
16 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 136,085 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened all 4 (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
8 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 123,976 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- exhaust sleeve/exhaust deteriorated
- additional stop lamp not working
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
8 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 123,974 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- exhaust sleeve/exhaust deteriorated
- additional stop lamp not working
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
18 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 111,075 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- exhaust/exhaust sleeve deteriorated
- additional stop lamp not working
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- front brakes 75% worn
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
17 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 111,073 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- front brakes 75% worn
- exhaust/exhaust sleeve deteriorated
- additional stop lamp not working
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Upper Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (i))
20 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 104,493 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- front brake pads 70% worn approx
- offside rear tyre perished/split and wearing low on edges
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- high level brake lamp not working
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
20 Feb 2020
Fail
Mileage: 104,493 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Brake valve leaking (1.1.7 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- offside rear tyre perished/split and wearing low on edges
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- front brake pads 70% worn approx
- high level brake lamp not working
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
6 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 96,782 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- windscreen washer pipe leaking
- high level stop lamp not working
- exhaust deteriorated and has slight leak of exhaust gas
31 Jan 2019
Fail
Mileage: 96,532 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- windscreen washer pipe leaking
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Spare tyre defective ()
- Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened front and rear (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- different type wheels on front axle
- exhaust deteriorated and has slight leak of exhaust gas
- high level stop lamp not working
- nearside rear tyre has slight irregular wear
21 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 89,926 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- front exhaust flexi section deteriorated
- rear exhaust box deteriorated
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
21 Feb 2018
Fail
Mileage: 89,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- rear exhaust box deteriorated
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- front exhaust flexi section deteriorated
2 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 84,010 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
1 Feb 2017
Fail
Mileage: 84,010 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
26 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 78,347 MI
Expiry date: 25 Feb 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
9 Apr 2015
Pass
Mileage: 74,359 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
9 Apr 2015
Fail
Mileage: 74,359 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Coil spring not correctly located (2.4.C.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear position lamp(s) has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.1.A.3b)
- Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
15 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 69,221 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
20 Apr 2013
Pass
Mileage: 66,505 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2014 5 Jul 202614 Apr 2012
Pass
Mileage: 62,815 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
21 Apr 2011
Pass
Mileage: 58,775 MI
Expiry date: 20 Apr 2012 5 Jul 202621 Apr 2011
Fail
Mileage: 58,775 MI
5 Jul 202620 May 2010
Pass
Mileage: 54,711 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2011 5 Jul 202620 May 2010
Fail
Mileage: 54,711 MI
5 Jul 202628 May 2009
Pass
Mileage: 43,841 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2010Advisory 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)
28 May 2009
Fail
Mileage: 43,841 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
29 May 2008
Pass
Mileage: 31,050 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2009 5 Jul 202629 May 2008
Fail
Mileage: 31,050 MI
5 Jul 20261 Jun 2007
Pass
Mileage: 24,972 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2008 5 Jul 20261 Jun 2007
Fail
Mileage: 24,972 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
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OV04XYH was registered on 2004-05-18
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