DF53NFK - VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 31 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
31
Passed Tests
18
Failed Tests
13
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 19 September 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 257,113 mi
Expires: 14 October 2026
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Shock absorber corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 17 September 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 257,112 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Offside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury Wing corroded (6.2.1 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Upper Shock absorber corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 11 October 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 251,943 mi
Expires: 14 October 2025
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 03 October 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 251,943 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- Major Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Fluid leak, but not excessive coolant (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 11 October 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 247,185 mi
Expires: 14 October 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Failed - 09 October 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 247,184 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Major Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Passed - 13 October 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 240,483 mi
Expires: 14 October 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 13 October 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 240,483 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 13 October 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 232,764 mi
Expires: 14 October 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 12 October 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 232,764 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
- Major Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
- Major Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
- Major Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory auxiliary belt tensioner vibrating badly
- Advisory auxiliary belt cracked
Passed - 15 October 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 227,772 mi
Expires: 14 October 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 12 October 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 227,767 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))
- Major Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory auxilary belt tensioner has severe vibration
Passed - 12 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 218,589 mi
Expires: 02 October 2020
Failed - 12 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 218,589 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
- Major Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
- Major Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 22 March 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 213,533 mi
Expires: 02 April 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear starting to perish
Failed - 22 March 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 213,533 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear starting to perish
Passed - 03 April 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 206,141 mi
Expires: 02 April 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight external damage to the casing (2.7.2a)
- Advisory Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
- Advisory Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Tyre worn close to the legal limit offside and nearside rear tyres perished thread pattern (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory both rear tyres perished in thread pattern
Passed - 07 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 194,109 mi
Expires: 06 October 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Advisory Advise both rear coil springs corroded.
- Advisory Advise rear brake discs corroded.
Failed - 06 October 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 194,106 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- Major Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
- Advisory Advise both rear coil springs corroded.
- Advisory Advise rear brake discs corroded.
Passed - 29 September 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 186,296 mi
Expires: 28 September 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
Failed - 29 September 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 186,296 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
Passed - 27 September 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 166,801 mi
Expires: 28 September 2014
Failed - 20 September 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 166,570 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Major Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
- Major Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Front Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
Passed - 20 September 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 143,980 mi
Expires: 28 September 2013
Passed - 23 September 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,604 mi
Expires: 28 September 2012
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
Failed - 22 September 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,604 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Major Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Outer Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated (2.5.C.1a)
- Advisory Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
- Advisory Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Passed - 24 September 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,943 mi
Expires: 28 September 2011
Passed - 28 September 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,080 mi
Expires: 28 September 2010
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Advisory Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory Rear brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)
Failed - 29 September 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,628 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Advisory Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Passed - 29 September 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,628 mi
Expires: 28 September 2009
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- Advisory Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Passed - 03 January 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 44,403 mi
Expires: 02 January 2008
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for DF53NFK?
The MOT expires on 14 October 2026.
What is the tax status of DF53NFK?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 October 2026.
What are the specifications of DF53NFK?
This is a 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF in Blue. It runs on Diesel with a 1896cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of DF53NFK?
This vehicle produces 138 g/km of CO2 emissions.