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OY04FSL
2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Colour: Black
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2000cc
General Information
- Registration OY04FSL
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model GOLF
- Year 2004
- Colour Black
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2000cc
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MOT History 30 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
30
Total Tests
19
Passes
11
Failures
63.33%
Pass Rate
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83 Total Defects Recorded
21 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 114,606 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
17 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 114,604 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 225/45 17 (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases egr area (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside 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 (5.3.4 (a) (i))
28 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 101,461 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
22 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 101,396 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
22 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 97,996 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge [worn to inner edge] (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge [worn to inner edge] (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement [bush to rear of arm] (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement [bush to rear of arm] (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
21 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 97,996 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt [track rod end] (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge [worn to inner edge] (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement [bush to rear of arm] (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge [worn to inner edge] (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement [bush to rear of arm] (5.3.4 (a) (i))
4 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 94,816 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Nail in tyre
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
28 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 94,816 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Front Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp reversing light staying on showing white light to rear (4.2.3 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Nail in tyre
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
17 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 90,874 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
17 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 90,874 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
18 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 87,489 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
18 Feb 2020
Fail
Mileage: 87,489 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
12 Feb 2019
Pass
Mileage: 82,898 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2020 1 Jul 202612 Feb 2019
Fail
Mileage: 82,898 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) Repair immediately
21 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 78,265 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2019 1 Jul 202621 Feb 2018
Fail
Mileage: 78,265 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
15 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 74,061 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2018Advisory 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)
15 Feb 2016
Pass
Mileage: 70,573 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
24 Feb 2015
Pass
Mileage: 66,521 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
24 Feb 2015
Fail
Mileage: 66,521 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
11 Feb 2014
Pass
Mileage: 61,103 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2015 1 Jul 202611 Feb 2013
Pass
Mileage: 56,837 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2014 1 Jul 202611 Feb 2013
Fail
Mileage: 56,837 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
21 Feb 2012
Pass
Mileage: 51,165 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
22 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 44,796 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2012 1 Jul 202623 Feb 2010
Pass
Mileage: 38,434 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2011 1 Jul 202626 Feb 2009
Pass
Mileage: 31,276 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2010 1 Jul 202626 Feb 2009
Fail
Mileage: 31,276 MI
1 Jul 202626 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 24,545 MI
Expiry date: 10 Mar 2009 1 Jul 202623 Feb 2007
Pass
Mileage: 18,763 MI
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OY04FSL was registered on 2004-03-10
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