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WN04HRL
2004 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
Colour: Blue
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1198cc
General Information
- Registration WN04HRL
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model POLO
- Year 2004
- Colour Blue
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1198cc
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MOT History 29 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
29
Total Tests
19
Passes
10
Failures
65.52%
Pass Rate
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109 Total Defects Recorded
11 Aug 2025
Pass
Mileage: 73,301 MI
Expiry date: 13 Aug 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn smooth on inner circumference (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
11 Aug 2025
Fail
Mileage: 73,300 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn smooth on inner circumference (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
5 Aug 2025
Fail
Mileage: 73,288 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Repair immediately
- Rear Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b)) 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
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Oil leak, but not excessive Engine Sump (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
14 Aug 2024
Pass
Mileage: 66,573 MI
Expiry date: 13 Aug 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
8 Aug 2024
Fail
Mileage: 66,498 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
7 Aug 2024
Fail
Mileage: 66,498 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Registration plate lamp insecure (4.7.1 (c) (i))
11 Aug 2023
Pass
Mileage: 61,218 MI
Expiry date: 12 Aug 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
11 Aug 2023
Fail
Mileage: 61,218 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Brake pad(s) contaminated (1.1.13 (b)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) 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 Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
21 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 54,261 MI
Expiry date: 12 Aug 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush on the arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
21 Jul 2022
Fail
Mileage: 54,261 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- 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
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush on the arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
11 Aug 2021
Pass
Mileage: 51,471 MI
Expiry date: 12 Aug 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has slight external damage to the casing corroded (5.3.2 (b))
- Front exhaust flexi pipe deteriorated
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
4 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 45,516 MI
Expiry date: 12 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
3 Aug 2020
Fail
Mileage: 45,510 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
13 Aug 2019
Pass
Mileage: 40,687 MI
Expiry date: 12 Aug 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside 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))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
9 Aug 2018
Pass
Mileage: 32,992 MI
Expiry date: 11 Aug 2019 5 Jul 20263 Aug 2018
Fail
Mileage: 32,889 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
9 Aug 2017
Pass
Mileage: 24,447 MI
Expiry date: 11 Aug 2018 5 Jul 202612 Aug 2016
Pass
Mileage: 24,300 MI
Expiry date: 11 Aug 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- 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)
15 Jul 2015
Pass
Mileage: 24,016 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
14 Jul 2015
Fail
Mileage: 24,015 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- 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)
16 Jul 2014
Pass
Mileage: 23,458 MI
Expiry date: 15 Jul 2015Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
15 Jul 2014
Fail
Mileage: 23,458 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
5 Jun 2013
Pass
Mileage: 22,896 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (3.6.B.4d)
11 Jun 2012
Pass
Mileage: 21,727 MI
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
29 Jun 2011
Pass
Mileage: 0
Expiry date: 28 Jun 2012 5 Jul 202618 Aug 2010
Pass
Mileage: 18,350 MI
Expiry date: 17 Aug 2011 5 Jul 20263 Jun 2009
Pass
Mileage: 15,880 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2010 5 Jul 20266 Jun 2008
Pass
Mileage: 14,167 MI
Expiry date: 5 Jun 2009 5 Jul 202616 May 2007
Pass
Mileage: 12,238 MI
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WN04HRL was registered on 2004-03-26
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