GP53WAU - VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
MOT: ValidGB
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Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 28 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
28
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
9
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 15 May 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,340 mi
Expires: 14 May 2026
Failed - 06 May 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,283 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 25 April 2025 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 155,207 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Dangerous Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 12 April 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 150,824 mi
Expires: 11 April 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated pin hole (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 09 April 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 150,810 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick coming apart (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- Major Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated pin hole (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 04 April 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 147,025 mi
Expires: 03 April 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated pin hole (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper slightly damaged but function not impaired spring mounting (1.1.16 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper slightly damaged but function not impaired spring mounting (1.1.16 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 21 February 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 143,029 mi
Expires: 21 February 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Steering column universal joint has slight wear or play (2.2.2 (c))
- Advisory Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
Failed - 21 February 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 143,029 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Steering column universal joint has slight wear or play (2.2.2 (c))
- Advisory Brake cable damaged but not to excess (1.1.15 (a))
Passed - 18 February 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 139,816 mi
Expires: 21 February 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
Failed - 18 February 2021 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 139,812 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to back (1.1.11 (c))
Passed - 19 February 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 135,337 mi
Expires: 21 February 2021
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Passed - 22 February 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 122,037 mi
Expires: 21 February 2020
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Driver's view Items removed from driver's view prior to test (3.1 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 21 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,304 mi
Expires: 21 February 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed - 21 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 114,304 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed - 22 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 103,559 mi
Expires: 21 February 2018
Failed - 20 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 103,556 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
- Major Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 25 January 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,246 mi
Expires: 24 January 2017
Passed - 18 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,365 mi
Expires: 17 March 2016
Failed - 18 March 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,365 mi
Passed - 14 January 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 83,391 mi
Expires: 13 January 2015
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 14 January 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 72,677 mi
Expires: 13 January 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 09 January 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 60,017 mi
Expires: 13 January 2013
Passed - 20 December 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,226 mi
Expires: 13 January 2012
Failed - 20 December 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 51,226 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)
Passed - 11 January 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 44,711 mi
Expires: 13 January 2011
Passed - 12 January 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 37,071 mi
Expires: 13 January 2010
Passed - 11 January 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 29,566 mi
Expires: 13 January 2009
Passed - 08 January 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 22,831 mi
Expires: 13 January 2008
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for GP53WAU?
The MOT expires on 14 May 2026.
What is the tax status of GP53WAU?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 December 2025.
What are the specifications of GP53WAU?
This is a 2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF in Black. It runs on Petrol with a 1781cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of GP53WAU?
This vehicle produces 202 g/km of CO2 emissions.