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2003 VOLKSWAGEN LT
General Information
- Registration WN53VEX
- Manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN
- Model LT
- Year 2003
- Colour White
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2461cc
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- Expires 25 Jul 2026
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MOT History 24 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
19 Jul 2025
Pass
Mileage: 212,057 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Inner Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front 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 pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))
26 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 209,790 MI
Expiry date: 25 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Wheel/tyre protruding beyond wheel arch ()
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front tyres wearing on inside edges
3 Feb 2023
Pass
Mileage: 205,617 MI
Expiry date: 2 Feb 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Wheel/tyre protruding beyond wheel arch ()
- Slight damage nearside rear lens
- Offside Rear Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
2 Nov 2021
Pass
Mileage: 201,519 MI
Expiry date: 1 Nov 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Upper Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside rear lamp lens damaged
- Nearside front indicator lens damaged
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
12 Aug 2020
Pass
Mileage: 200,604 MI
Expiry date: 11 Aug 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
31 Jul 2020
Fail
Mileage: 200,550 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear Tyre tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm both rear (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear pipe holed (6.1.2 (a)) Repair immediately
- Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front (5.2.3 (e))
- Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
8 Apr 2019
Pass
Mileage: 198,792 MI
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
5 Apr 2019
Fail
Mileage: 198,771 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Dangerous
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
28 Mar 2019
Fail
Mileage: 198,748 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Fuel can in rear of van is leaking fuel Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged badly perished and split (5.2.3 (j)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing not visible due to towbar bumper obscuring reflector (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both not working (4.7.1 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated split to cords (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Body component corroded and likely to cause injury towbar bumper has sharp jagged edges and step plate is insecure and could protrude (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Rear reflector missing not visible due to towbar bumper obscuring reflector (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting Tobar on offside rear has corroded away completely on one mounting , towbar on other side is corroded to excess too (6.1.6 (i) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides worn and corroded on inner surfaces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides have wear and movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides have wear in bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- reverse light inoperative
- Exhaust mounting defective clamp holding tailpipe on is corroded away (6.1.2 (a))
- Chassis plate missing containing axle weights and emissions information but offside front chassis leg does have a stamped vin number
- Steering angle warning light on
- Service brake pedal is very soft and spongy and has long of travel when stationary
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases tailpipe corroded and has fallen off (6.1.2 (a))
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Offside Rear Brake hose slightly deteriorated perished and split but not quite to cords (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Offside Front Steering column universal joint is noisy in operation and has play
- Nearside pear handbrake effort is much lower than offside rear , both are below requirements
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipe corroded and borderline (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated deep splits in hose almost to cords (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread damaged and very borderline recommend immediate replacement (0.1 (b))
- Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) lens defective which has no effect on emitted light light unit damaged (4.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped or supported clip missing on front to rear to flexi pipe joint (1.1.11 (d) (i))
15 Jun 2017
Pass
Mileage: 191,693 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
9 Jun 2017
Fail
Mileage: 191,641 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
10 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 185,642 MI
Expiry date: 9 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- No chassis plate as required for class 7 axle weight information
- Nearside Rear slight noise from wheel bearing / axle area
- Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both sides d bushes (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak ()
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.4.G.2)
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint both sides (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component from steering rack (2.3.3b)
10 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 185,642 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Horn emits two or more alternating tones (1.6.2d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both sides d bushes (2.4.G.2)
- rear door not opening with key
- Play in steering rack inner joint(s) ()
- Offside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component from steering rack (2.3.3b)
- No chassis plate as required for class 7 axle weight information
- Nearside Rear slight noise from wheel bearing / axle area
- Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint both sides (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak ()
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt perished (2.4.G.2)
- Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
4 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 180,108 MI
Expiry date: 3 Jun 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
20 May 2014
Pass
Mileage: 174,157 MI
Expiry date: 19 May 2015 3 Jul 202615 May 2014
Fail
Mileage: 174,110 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure (3.3.B.1a) Dangerous
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) Dangerous
- Brake load sensing valve linkage obviously incorrectly adjusted (3.6.E.3)
- Nearside Outer Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)
- Brake load sensing valve linkage defective and function impaired (3.6.E.3)
- Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)
11 May 2011
Fail
Mileage: 173,923 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)
29 Sep 2010
Fail
Mileage: 171,697 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
29 Sep 2010
Pass
Mileage: 171,697 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
4 Sep 2009
Pass
Mileage: 151,866 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2010 3 Jul 202625 Sep 2008
Pass
Mileage: 135,885 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
20 Sep 2007
Pass
Mileage: 113,097 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2008 3 Jul 202621 Sep 2006
Pass
Mileage: 83,084 MI
Expiry date: 30 Sep 2007 3 Jul 202621 Sep 2006
Fail
Mileage: 83,077 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
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WN53VEX was registered on 2003-09-30
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