MC53KXD - VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
MOT: ValidGB
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 31 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
31
Passed Tests
19
Failed Tests
12
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 15 November 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 122,957 mi
Expires: 20 November 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 15 November 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 122,955 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Outer Brake pad(s) incorrectly mounted (1.1.13 (c))
Major Defects:
- Major Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))
- Major Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule both (1.1.12 (f) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory Rear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2055516 (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Front Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 16 November 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 117,039 mi
Expires: 20 November 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner/rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner /rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Failed - 15 November 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 117,038 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))
- Major Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill holed (6.1.1 (c) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill holed (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive gear box (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner/rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner /rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Passed - 21 November 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 111,194 mi
Expires: 20 November 2023
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory engine appears to be misfiring
Failed - 09 November 2022 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 111,192 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))
Major Defects:
- Major Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- Major Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
- Major Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory engine appears to be misfiring
Passed - 05 November 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 108,502 mi
Expires: 11 November 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory free play in both front top strut mounts
- Advisory rear shocks bouncy
- Advisory both lower suspension arms rear bushes worn
- Advisory rear sills corroding
- Advisory windscreen marked
Passed - 11 November 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 102,677 mi
Expires: 11 November 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory both front lower suspension arms rear bushes worn
- Advisory free play in both top strut top mounts
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory rear shocks bouncy
- Advisory Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory windscreen marked
Failed - 11 November 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 102,677 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory both front lower suspension arms rear bushes worn
- Advisory free play in both top strut top mounts
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory rear shocks bouncy
- Advisory Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory windscreen marked
Passed - 04 November 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 96,552 mi
Expires: 11 November 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake hose slightly deteriorated both front (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Suspension component ball joint has slight play both lower ball joints (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory free play in both front top strut mounts
Failed - 04 November 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 96,550 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake hose slightly deteriorated both front (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Suspension component ball joint has slight play both lower ball joints (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory free play in both front top strut mounts
Passed - 12 November 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 93,150 mi
Expires: 11 November 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory slight corrosion to underside
- Advisory vehicle undersealed
- Advisory Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Brake hose slightly deteriorated all (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
- Advisory all ball joint dust covers deteriorated
Passed - 10 November 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 88,563 mi
Expires: 09 November 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded all (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules both (3.6.B.4e)
- Advisory front brake hoses slightly perished
- Advisory slight corrosion to rear axle
Failed - 09 November 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 88,563 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
- Major Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Major Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- Major Offside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
- Major Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Major Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill (2.4.A.3)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded all (3.6.B.2c)
- Advisory Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules both (3.6.B.4e)
- Advisory front brake hoses slightly perished
- Advisory slight corrosion to rear axle
Passed - 04 November 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 85,642 mi
Expires: 03 November 2017
Failed - 01 November 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 85,636 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)
Passed - 08 February 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,124 mi
Expires: 27 February 2017
Failed - 08 February 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 84,124 mi
Passed - 28 February 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 80,373 mi
Expires: 27 February 2016
Failed - 09 November 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,506 mi
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Passed - 09 November 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 70,506 mi
Expires: 11 November 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Passed - 07 November 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 65,839 mi
Expires: 11 November 2013
Passed - 12 November 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 59,312 mi
Expires: 11 November 2012
Failed - 12 November 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 59,312 mi
Passed - 12 November 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 55,057 mi
Expires: 11 November 2011
Failed - 10 November 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 55,057 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Major Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Centre Rear Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released (1.2.1e)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 17 October 2009
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 45,977 mi
Expires: 16 October 2010
Passed - 13 October 2008
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 38,425 mi
Expires: 12 October 2009
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 06 October 2007
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 32,491 mi
Expires: 09 October 2008
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 10 October 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 24,135 mi
Expires: 09 October 2007
Failed - 10 October 2006
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 24,135 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for MC53KXD?
The MOT expires on 20 November 2025.
What is the tax status of MC53KXD?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 March 2026.
What are the specifications of MC53KXD?
This is a 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE in Blue. It runs on Petrol with a 1595cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of MC53KXD?
This vehicle produces 185 g/km of CO2 emissions.