T5XEG - VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated 16 days ago
The Volkswagen Transporter, often referred to simply as the VW T6 or T6.1, is a versatile and enduring commercial van renowned for its reliability and practicality. Manufactured by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a division of the German automaker Volkswagen AG, it has been a staple in both commercial and leisure sectors since its inception. Introduced in 2015, the latest models feature advanced technology, efficient engines, and flexible interior configurations, making it a popular choice for businesses and individuals alike. Its reputation is built on a combination of robust engineering, innovative design, and a long-standing history of quality craftsmanship, reflecting Volkswagen’s commitment to durability and versatility in the commercial vehicle market.
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 15 MOT tests
This is a 2007 Volkswagen Transporter with registration T5XEG, first registered in July 2007. It has a grey exterior and is powered by a 1896cc diesel engine. The vehicle's CO2 emissions are recorded as zero. It is currently taxed and has a valid MOT, with the latest test conducted on 28 August 2024 and valid until 31 August 2025. The recorded mileage is 98,810 miles. Notable advisories from the latest MOT include a slightly noisy offside rear wheel bearing, slight play in the offside front inner steering linkage ball joint, and a damaged windscreen that does not impair driver visibility. Mechanical issues are minor and non-urgent, with no dangerous defects reported.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
15
Passed Tests
8
Failed Tests
7
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 28 August 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 98,810 mi
Expires: 31 August 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Failed - 27 August 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 98,810 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has slight play track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Passed - 14 August 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 94,609 mi
Expires: 31 August 2024
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both, also perished (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory parking brake only just met requerments
Passed - 23 August 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,313 mi
Expires: 31 August 2023
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 Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 23 August 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 91,313 mi
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 Central Front Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 23 August 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,870 mi
Expires: 31 August 2022
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Stone chip in zone A+B (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly twisted (1.1.12 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Rear Brake hose slightly twisted (1.1.12 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Reversing lamp not working
- Advisory Items removed from driver's view prior to test
- Advisory Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Exhaust system corroded/ deteriorated
Failed - 23 August 2021 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 86,870 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers likely to become detached Retaining bolt is missing (5.3.2 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d))
- Major Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements Number plate is cut down/short (0.1 (d))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Stone chip in zone A+B (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Rear Brake hose slightly twisted (1.1.12 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Rear Brake hose slightly twisted (1.1.12 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Reversing lamp not working
- Advisory Items removed from driver's view prior to test
- Advisory Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Exhaust system corroded/ deteriorated
Passed - 01 September 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 83,015 mi
Expires: 31 August 2021
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Brake hose slightly damaged hose taped up (1.1.12 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Reversing lamp not working
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory exhaust system corroded/ deteriorated
- Advisory under vehicle corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Failed - 22 August 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 82,952 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
- Major Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a))
- Major Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an induction leak boost pipe off in engine bay (8.2.2.1 (b))
- Major Emissions not tested due to induction leak (boost pipe off) (8.2.2.2 (e))
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Major Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
- Minor Power steering fluid level below minimum (2.1.5 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Front Brake hose slightly damaged hose taped up (1.1.12 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Reversing lamp not working
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Advisory exhaust system corroded/ deteriorated
- Advisory under vehicle corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Undertray damaged
Passed - 02 August 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 80,915 mi
Expires: 01 August 2019
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Steering rack mountings have movement
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Undertray damaged
- Advisory Exhaust corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake flexi hose taped up
Failed - 31 July 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 80,915 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))
- Major Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Power steering component fouling Fouling on anti roll bar (2.1.5 (e) (i))
- Major Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Steering rack mountings have movement
- Advisory Offside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- Advisory Undertray damaged
- Advisory Exhaust corroded
- Advisory Offside Front Brake flexi hose taped up
Passed - 01 August 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,807 mi
Expires: 31 July 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory engine management lamp on
- Advisory park brake lever tell tale not working
- Advisory engine/bay oil leaks
- Advisory Offside Front brake flexi hose taped up obscuring view
- Advisory exhaust system corroded
- Advisory Offside Front steering rack play/wear
Failed - 31 July 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,807 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
- Major Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
- Major Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (1.8)
- Major Nearside Headlamp aim too far to the right (1.8)
- Major Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory engine management lamp on
- Advisory park brake lever tell tale not working
- Advisory power steering pump noisey operation/damp in oil
- Advisory engine/bay oil leaks
- Advisory Offside Front brake flexi hose taped up obscuring view
- Advisory exhaust system corroded
- Advisory Offside Front steering rack play/wear
Passed - 05 July 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,695 mi
Expires: 04 July 2017
Failed - 01 July 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,695 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)
- Major Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- Major Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Major Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Major Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush front inner bush (2.4.G.2)
- Major Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush front inner bush (2.4.G.2)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for T5XEG?
The MOT expires on 31 August 2025.
What is the tax status of T5XEG?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 March 2026.
What are the specifications of T5XEG?
This is a 2007 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER in Grey. It runs on Diesel with a 1896cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of T5XEG?
This vehicle produces 0 g/km of CO2 emissions.