X13BEN - VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
MOT: ValidGB
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The Volkswagen Golf, often referred to simply as the Golf, is a renowned compact car that has become a staple in the automotive world since its debut. Manufactured by Volkswagen, a German automaker known for engineering precision and quality, the Golf first appeared in 1974 and has since evolved through multiple generations. Its reputation is built on a combination of practicality, innovative features, and a reputation for reliability. Key specifications include efficient engine options, advanced safety features, and a versatile interior designed for comfort and usability. The Golf’s enduring popularity stems from its balanced performance and reputation for quality craftsmanship, making it a preferred choice for drivers seeking a dependable and well-rounded vehicle.
Vehicle Overview
Technical Details
Environmental Impact
Status & Compliance
Data provided by DVLA
MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 23 MOT tests
The vehicle is a 2007 Volkswagen Golf, registered in March 2007, with registration number X13BEN. It has a silver exterior and a 1,896cc diesel engine, producing CO2 emissions of 159 g/km. The car's current MOT is valid until 27 March 2026, with the latest test conducted on 17 March 2025; no advisories were noted. It has recorded a mileage of 144,022 miles and is currently taxed. No additional mechanical issues or advisories are indicated.
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
23
Passed Tests
16
Failed Tests
7
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 17 March 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 144,022 mi
Expires: 27 March 2026
Passed - 19 March 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 134,700 mi
Expires: 27 March 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (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 Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Failed - 15 March 2024 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 134,674 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
- Dangerous Nearside Front 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 Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (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 Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Passed - 16 March 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,837 mi
Expires: 27 March 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective milky (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Plated emissions data on vehicle id label tampered with
- Advisory Rear wiper / arm missing
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Failed - 11 March 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 123,793 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective milky (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Plated emissions data on vehicle id label tampered with
- Advisory Rear wiper / arm missing
- Advisory Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 11 March 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 113,215 mi
Expires: 27 March 2023
Advisory Notices:
- 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 Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- 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 Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge HEAVILY WORN ON INNER EDGE, CORDS SOON (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge HEAVILY WORN ON INNER EDGE, CORDS SOON (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 28 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 103,591 mi
Expires: 27 March 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
Failed - 27 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 103,591 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Front Registration plate insecure but not likely to fall off (0.1 (a))
Passed - 16 March 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 97,962 mi
Expires: 27 March 2021
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front brake discs inner getting worn
- Advisory osr brake s binding on .
- Advisory Service brake requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair (1.2.1 (c))
- Advisory parking brake readings are on 20%,minimum for the Mot is 16%.
Passed - 28 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,143 mi
Expires: 27 March 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory slight rear brake imbalance
- Advisory slight bind o/s rear brake
- Advisory front brake discs lipped
- Advisory n/s o/s rear lower suspension arms inner bushes deteriorating and splitting
- Advisory both rear shocker covers insecure
Failed - 26 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,143 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory slight rear brake imbalance
- Advisory slight bind o/s rear brake
- Advisory front brake discs lipped
- Advisory n/s o/s rear lower suspension arms inner bushes deteriorating and splitting
- Advisory both rear shocker covers insecure
- Advisory both front tyres deteriorating , splitting and getting low especially on edges also nail in o/s front
Passed - 21 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,667 mi
Expires: 05 March 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Failed - 20 February 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 79,667 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
- Major Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint is excessively worn (2.5.C.1b)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Advisory Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Passed - 24 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,388 mi
Expires: 05 March 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory both front tyres low on inner edges
Failed - 23 February 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 75,388 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Advisory both front tyres low on inner edges
Passed - 10 February 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 69,451 mi
Expires: 05 March 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory n/s/r shock absorber dust cover broken
- Advisory Nearside Rear Direction indicator has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.4.A.2c)
Passed - 12 February 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 64,014 mi
Expires: 05 March 2016
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Direction indicator has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.4.A.2c)
Passed - 03 March 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 59,034 mi
Expires: 05 March 2015
Failed - 03 March 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 59,034 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Major Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 06 March 2013
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,326 mi
Expires: 05 March 2014
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Rear Direction indicator has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.4.A.2c)
Passed - 06 February 2012
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 48,599 mi
Expires: 01 March 2013
Passed - 07 February 2011
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 43,668 mi
Expires: 01 March 2012
Passed - 11 February 2010
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 37,033 mi
Expires: 01 March 2011
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for X13BEN?
The MOT expires on 27 March 2026.
What is the tax status of X13BEN?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 July 2025.
What are the specifications of X13BEN?
This is a 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF in Silver. It runs on Diesel with a 1896cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of X13BEN?
This vehicle produces 159 g/km of CO2 emissions.