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2005 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
General Information
- Registration OY05JVE
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2005
- Colour Grey
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expires 17 Mar 2027
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
10 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 102,321 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread slight damage + starting to delaminate (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bushes, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bushes, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Mar 2026
Fail
Mileage: 102,319 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread slight damage + starting to delaminate (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bushes, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bushes, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
4 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 96,962 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both front cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (e))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush, slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
14 Mar 2024
Pass
Mileage: 91,937 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
12 Mar 2024
Fail
Mileage: 91,933 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
2 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 88,134 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess outer covering (1.1.15 (a))
28 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 88,134 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault on instrument cluster (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess outer covering (1.1.15 (a))
18 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 84,930 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
18 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 84,930 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()
9 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 78,842 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened beam axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear silencer rusty on outer layer
27 Feb 2020
Pass
Mileage: 72,629 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust Silencer Rusty
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Heavy surface rust rear beam axle
18 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 66,993 MI
Expiry date: 17 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Silencer Rusty
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
18 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 66,993 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Silencer Rusty
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
9 Feb 2018
Pass
Mileage: 61,977 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- rear silencer rusty on outer coating
- Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
9 Feb 2018
Fail
Mileage: 61,977 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- rear silencer rusty on outer coating
- Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
15 Feb 2017
Pass
Mileage: 54,788 MI
Expiry date: 14 Feb 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
15 Feb 2017
Fail
Mileage: 54,788 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
27 Jan 2016
Pass
Mileage: 47,366 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2017 30 Jun 202627 Jan 2016
Fail
Mileage: 47,366 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
15 Jan 2015
Pass
Mileage: 39,128 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
20 Jan 2014
Pass
Mileage: 33,246 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 Jan 2013
Pass
Mileage: 30,511 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
25 Jan 2013
Fail
Mileage: 30,511 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
17 Jan 2012
Pass
Mileage: 27,619 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2013 30 Jun 20261 Feb 2011
Pass
Mileage: 24,973 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2012 30 Jun 20262 Feb 2010
Pass
Mileage: 22,762 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2011 30 Jun 20262 Feb 2009
Pass
Mileage: 20,315 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2010 30 Jun 202613 Feb 2008
Pass
Mileage: 16,024 MI
Expiry date: 12 Feb 2009 30 Jun 2026You can check the history of this vehicle for free by clicking on the "Run a free basic check" button above. This will tell you all the running costs, tax rates, technical specs, MOT history and more!
OY05JVE was registered on 2005-03-17
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