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SW52ONF
2002 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Red
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1390cc
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- Registration SW52ONF
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2002
- Colour Red
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1390cc
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- Expires 07 Feb 2027
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
20
Passes
9
Failures
68.97%
Pass Rate
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104 Total Defects Recorded
4 Feb 2026
Pass
Mileage: 94,442 MI
Expiry date: 7 Feb 2027Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
3 Feb 2025
Pass
Mileage: 87,842 MI
Expiry date: 7 Feb 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output both side (4.1.4 (b))
- Front Exhaust mounting defective flexi (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
1 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 81,705 MI
Expiry date: 7 Feb 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
31 Jan 2024
Fail
Mileage: 81,705 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Macpherson strut damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
8 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 79,426 MI
Expiry date: 7 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear heavily undersealed
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
6 Feb 2023
Fail
Mileage: 79,424 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar likely to become detached (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Front Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
9 Sep 2021
Pass
Mileage: 77,956 MI
Expiry date: 8 Sep 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced All around (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
21 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 76,808 MI
Expiry date: 20 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Coil spring corroded Both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule Both sides (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Central Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
10 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 68,009 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- rear back box housing
9 Mar 2017
Pass
Mileage: 60,638 MI
Expiry date: 8 Mar 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt small pin hole (2.5.C.1a)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases and back box deteriorated (7.1.2)
9 Mar 2017
Fail
Mileage: 60,638 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases and back box deteriorated (7.1.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt small pin hole (2.5.C.1a)
- Offside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
17 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 55,323 MI
Expiry date: 16 Dec 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both corroded (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rearbush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
15 Dec 2015
Fail
Mileage: 55,310 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear coil spring broken both (2.4.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
- Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both corroded (3.5.1i)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both corroded (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rearbush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)
13 Oct 2014
Pass
Mileage: 49,905 MI
Expiry date: 12 Oct 2015 11 Jun 202613 Oct 2014
Fail
Mileage: 49,905 MI
11 Jun 202610 Sep 2013
Pass
Mileage: 43,848 MI
Expiry date: 8 Oct 2014 11 Jun 20269 Oct 2012
Pass
Mileage: 37,928 MI
Expiry date: 8 Oct 2013 11 Jun 20262 Oct 2012
Fail
Mileage: 37,915 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
- Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
3 Oct 2011
Pass
Mileage: 32,491 MI
Expiry date: 2 Oct 2012 11 Jun 202627 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 27,570 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2011 11 Jun 20262 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 26,963 MI
Expiry date: 1 Aug 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
14 Aug 2009
Pass
Mileage: 21,484 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
13 Aug 2009
Fail
Mileage: 21,484 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
4 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 17,571 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
4 Sep 2008
Fail
Mileage: 17,571 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
5 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 13,933 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2008 11 Jun 20264 Sep 2007
Fail
Mileage: 13,933 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced (2.4.F.2)
- Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced (2.4.F.2)
8 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 11,282 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2007 11 Jun 202610 Sep 2005
Pass
Mileage: 8,678 MI
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SW52ONF was registered on 2002-09-30
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