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SW13LHA
2013 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration SW13LHA
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2013
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expires 02 Mar 2027
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
11
Passes
6
Failures
64.71%
Pass Rate
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59 Total Defects Recorded
3 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 58,067 MI
Expiry date: 2 Mar 2027 14 Jun 202612 Dec 2025
Pass
Mileage: 58,060 MI
Expiry date: 11 Dec 2026 14 Jun 20261 Aug 2024
Pass
Mileage: 57,396 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Rear back box corroded
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
31 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 57,391 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear back box corroded
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
28 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 55,376 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- rear exhaust outer skin corroded
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement partially split , nearside and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
28 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 55,376 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement partially split , nearside and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- rear exhaust outer skin corroded
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexible section (6.1.2 (a))
- Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
29 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 51,847 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
28 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 51,847 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- tpms light illuminated
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))
21 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 45,680 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- hand-brake lever has little reserve travel
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
21 Jul 2021
Fail
Mileage: 45,680 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- hand-brake lever has little reserve travel
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
29 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 41,681 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2021 14 Jun 202628 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 41,678 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle 63% offside performance poor (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- offside handbrake performance poor
28 May 2019
Pass
Mileage: 35,758 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jul 2020 14 Jun 202628 May 2019
Fail
Mileage: 35,754 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Service brake imbalanced across an axle 62%, offside performance higher (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
1 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 31,394 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Service brake binding but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (f))
1 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 28,162 MI
Expiry date: 31 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake discs corroded
8 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 23,515 MI
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SW13LHA was registered on 2013-06-28
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