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2012 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
General Information
- Registration SL62CEJ
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2012
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expires 03 Sep 2026
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
2 Sep 2025
Pass
Mileage: 68,019 MI
Expiry date: 3 Sep 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- General structural and component corrosion
1 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 68,019 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed 185/60/15 (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed 185/60/15 (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- General structural and component corrosion
- Nearside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
4 Sep 2024
Pass
Mileage: 63,051 MI
Expiry date: 3 Sep 2025 11 Jun 20264 Sep 2024
Fail
Mileage: 63,051 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
15 Nov 2023
Pass
Mileage: 61,463 MI
Expiry date: 23 Nov 2024 11 Jun 202615 Nov 2023
Fail
Mileage: 61,462 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper 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 Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
24 Nov 2022
Pass
Mileage: 59,196 MI
Expiry date: 23 Nov 2023 11 Jun 202624 Nov 2022
Fail
Mileage: 59,196 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction MIL illuminated (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust downpipe split & blowing @ flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust system insecure exhaust split @ downpipe flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
10 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 56,578 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- slight blow at exhaust flexi pipe
- both front lower arm rear bushes slight splitting
- both front tyres worn on inner edges
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
4 Nov 2020
Pass
Mileage: 52,505 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- nearside rear brake slight bind advice checking
- both rear tyres perished on inner edges advice replacement soon
- Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
11 Nov 2019
Pass
Mileage: 46,866 MI
Expiry date: 10 Nov 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- service light on
- both front tyres worn on inner edges
- Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
11 Nov 2019
Fail
Mileage: 46,866 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- service light on
- both front tyres worn on inner edges
- Nearside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
27 Sep 2018
Pass
Mileage: 36,882 MI
Expiry date: 26 Sep 2019 11 Jun 202627 Sep 2018
Fail
Mileage: 36,882 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
13 Sep 2017
Pass
Mileage: 29,407 MI
Expiry date: 18 Sep 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- front brake pads approx. 4mm
14 Sep 2016
Pass
Mileage: 23,242 MI
Expiry date: 18 Sep 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- slight seep at rear shocker
- front pads approx. 4mm
19 Sep 2015
Pass
Mileage: 17,377 MI
Expiry date: 18 Sep 2016 11 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!
SL62CEJ was registered on 2012-09-14
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