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SL08HPJ
2008 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
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- Registration SL08HPJ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2008
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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MOT History 21 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
21
Total Tests
14
Passes
7
Failures
66.67%
Pass Rate
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119 Total Defects Recorded
10 Oct 2025
Pass
Mileage: 73,050 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- underside of vehicle corroded
- Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
8 Oct 2025
Fail
Mileage: 73,050 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front 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)
- Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))
- Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- underside of vehicle corroded
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
9 Oct 2024
Pass
Mileage: 72,196 MI
Expiry date: 8 Oct 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
9 Oct 2024
Fail
Mileage: 72,196 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
21 Dec 2023
Pass
Mileage: 68,150 MI
Expiry date: 20 Dec 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
25 Aug 2023
Pass
Mileage: 67,161 MI
Expiry date: 24 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
24 Aug 2023
Fail
Mileage: 67,161 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
22 Dec 2021
Pass
Mileage: 65,407 MI
Expiry date: 21 Dec 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Rear axle beam corroded
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Outer Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut 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 rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (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 Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
29 Nov 2021
Fail
Mileage: 65,405 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust flexi (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm 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 rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Outer Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear shock absorber casing corroded
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (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 Front Macpherson strut corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear shock absorber casing corroded
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear axle beam corroded
10 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 62,070 MI
Expiry date: 9 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Front sub frame corroded
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- full length under tray fitted
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing all four shock absorber casings corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Rear sub frame corroded
6 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 62,070 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm tyre worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Service brake excessively binding discs slightly corroded (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding discs slightly corroded (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front sub frame corroded
- full length under tray fitted
- Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing all four shock absorber casings corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear All direction indicators slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule slightly corroded both ends (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear sub frame corroded
10 Oct 2018
Pass
Mileage: 54,964 MI
Expiry date: 9 Oct 2019 13 Jun 202610 Oct 2018
Fail
Mileage: 54,964 MI
13 Jun 20269 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 43,917 MI
Expiry date: 8 Aug 2018 13 Jun 20266 Jul 2016
Pass
Mileage: 39,094 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jul 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
5 Jul 2016
Fail
Mileage: 39,094 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear (2.4.G.2)
- Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
20 Mar 2015
Pass
Mileage: 35,162 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2016 13 Jun 202612 Mar 2014
Pass
Mileage: 31,398 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2015 13 Jun 20268 Mar 2013
Pass
Mileage: 27,727 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2014 13 Jun 20266 Mar 2012
Pass
Mileage: 23,398 MI
Expiry date: 20 Mar 2013 13 Jun 20269 Mar 2011
Pass
Mileage: 19,166 MI
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SL08HPJ was registered on 2008-03-20
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