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SW09FLA
2009 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration SW09FLA
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2009
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expires 17 Jul 2026
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MOT History 23 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
23
Total Tests
15
Passes
8
Failures
65.22%
Pass Rate
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57 Total Defects Recorded
10 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 87,818 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear slight corroded
9 Jul 2025
Fail
Mileage: 87,797 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side lever has reserve travel (1.4.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear slight corroded
- Rear heat shield slight loose at backbox
18 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 84,554 MI
Expiry date: 17 Jul 2025 12 Jun 202616 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 84,552 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
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust heat shield slightly loose.
- Central Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
31 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 84,496 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust join (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative both fronts (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel high (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm/worn on edges(195/55/15) (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2mm/worn on edges (195/55/15) (5.2.3 (e))
- sump corroded in places
- steering and suspension components corroded in places
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both fronts on inner braking surface (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 195/55/15 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front exhaust flexi pipe corroded
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
8 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 79,240 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2024 12 Jun 20268 Jun 2022
Pass
Mileage: 77,020 MI
Expiry date: 7 Jun 2023 12 Jun 202621 Feb 2022
Pass
Mileage: 75,657 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- undertrays fitted
21 Feb 2022
Fail
Mileage: 75,656 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- undertrays fitted
- Offside Front Upper Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))
2 Mar 2021
Pass
Mileage: 68,127 MI
Expiry date: 1 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- under trays fitted
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
24 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 68,115 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear axle corodded at spring seats
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- under trays fitted
- boot floor has surface corossion
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
26 Jun 2020
Pass
Mileage: 67,689 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jun 2021 12 Jun 202618 Jun 2020
Fail
Mileage: 67,689 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
10 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 66,898 MI
Expiry date: 28 Dec 2020 12 Jun 202620 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 56,724 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
19 Jun 2018
Fail
Mileage: 56,723 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Emissions not tested exhaust leaking (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
29 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 47,075 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2018 12 Jun 202628 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 47,075 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
11 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 44,793 MI
Expiry date: 14 Aug 2017 12 Jun 20266 Aug 2015
Pass
Mileage: 40,727 MI
Expiry date: 14 Aug 2016 12 Jun 202613 Aug 2014
Pass
Mileage: 35,323 MI
Expiry date: 14 Aug 2015 12 Jun 202614 Aug 2013
Pass
Mileage: 29,402 MI
Expiry date: 14 Aug 2014 12 Jun 202614 Aug 2012
Pass
Mileage: 22,630 MI
Expiry date: 14 Aug 2013 12 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!
SW09FLA was registered on 2009-08-14
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