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SW56UDD
2006 VOLKSWAGEN CALIFORNIA
Colour: Green
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2461cc
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- Registration SW56UDD
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model CALIFORNIA
- Year 2006
- Colour Green
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2461cc
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MOT History 17 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
17
Total Tests
9
Passes
8
Failures
52.94%
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73 Total Defects Recorded
24 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 211,835 MI
Expiry date: 23 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
24 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 211,835 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Stop lamp(s) non-obligatory stop lamp not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
17 Jul 2023
Pass
Mileage: 205,902 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement strut top (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
3 Jul 2023
Fail
Mileage: 204,564 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar 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
- 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
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement strut top (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (i))
21 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 186,513 MI
Expiry date: 20 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
21 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 186,513 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
2 Jul 2021
Pass
Mileage: 172,732 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn to wear bar indicator's (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn to wear-bar indicator's and out on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
25 Jun 2021
Fail
Mileage: 172,587 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury sharp edge (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up wrong way (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both bottom arms all bush's marked with chalk (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault air bag light on (7.1.6 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn to wear bar indicator's (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn to wear-bar indicator's and out on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
16 Jul 2020
Pass
Mileage: 162,668 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both (5.2.3 (e))
4 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 153,900 MI
Expiry date: 14 Oct 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front 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))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
4 Apr 2019
Fail
Mileage: 153,900 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
27 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 226,855 MI
Expiry date: 14 Apr 2019 9 Jun 202626 Mar 2018
Fail
Mileage: 226,849 KM
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
12 Apr 2017
Pass
Mileage: 212,703 KM
Expiry date: 14 Apr 2018 9 Jun 202615 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 199,616 MI
Expiry date: 14 Apr 2017 9 Jun 202612 Apr 2016
Fail
Mileage: 199,503 KM
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
4 Apr 2016
Fail
Mileage: 199,459 KM
Reason(s) for failure
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (1.3.2a)
- Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure tyre misshaped (4.1.D.1b)
- Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
- Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Baby seat fitted o/s/r
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SW56UDD was registered on 2006-12-31
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