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SW62WVH
2012 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: White
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration SW62WVH
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2012
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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- Expires 21 Mar 2027
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MOT History 18 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
18
Total Tests
11
Passes
7
Failures
61.11%
Pass Rate
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50 Total Defects Recorded
18 Mar 2026
Pass
Mileage: 90,888 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2027 13 Jun 202618 Mar 2026
Fail
Mileage: 90,887 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
11 Mar 2025
Pass
Mileage: 89,832 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
11 Mar 2025
Fail
Mileage: 89,831 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
29 Feb 2024
Pass
Mileage: 88,545 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases at joint (6.1.2 (a))
- hand brake near end of travel
- Rear rear exhaust silencer delaminting
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
29 Feb 2024
Fail
Mileage: 88,544 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases at joint (6.1.2 (a))
- hand brake near end of travel
- Rear rear exhaust silencer delaminting
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
16 Mar 2023
Pass
Mileage: 87,713 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2024 13 Jun 202616 Mar 2023
Fail
Mileage: 87,704 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
9 Mar 2022
Pass
Mileage: 76,741 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Mar 2022
Fail
Mileage: 76,736 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) Repair immediately
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
22 Feb 2021
Pass
Mileage: 62,366 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
22 Feb 2021
Fail
Mileage: 62,366 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
5 Mar 2020
Pass
Mileage: 52,626 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2021 13 Jun 20265 Mar 2020
Fail
Mileage: 52,626 MI
13 Jun 202620 Mar 2019
Pass
Mileage: 42,809 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Undertrays fitted obscuring some components
- Rear exhaust silencer outer skin badly corroded but not blowing
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Rear Nail in tyre ()
22 Mar 2018
Pass
Mileage: 30,610 MI
Expiry date: 21 Mar 2019 13 Jun 202622 Nov 2016
Pass
Mileage: 24,517 MI
Expiry date: 5 Dec 2017 13 Jun 20262 Dec 2015
Pass
Mileage: 21,004 MI
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SW62WVH was registered on 2012-12-06
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