VOLKSWAGEN GOLF P5XMM has 23 MOTs

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This 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF has Passed 16 MOTs and Failed 7 times since 2011

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 110,660 miles 3 months ago on Tuesday 24th February 2026 at 12:08.

The current MOT will expire in 9 months on Tuesday 23rd February 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 11 months on Saturday 1st May 2027.

P5XMM MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED23RD FEBRUARY 2027110,660 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Child Seat Fitted Not Allowing Full Inspection Of Adult Belt
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (e))
  3. ADVISORY - Front Exhaust Has A Minor Leak Of Exhaust Gases Flexi Pipe (6.1.2 (a))
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
FAILED23RD FEBRUARY 2026110,660 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Child Seat Fitted Not Allowing Full Inspection Of Adult Belt
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (e))
  3. ADVISORY - Front Exhaust Has A Minor Leak Of Exhaust Gases Flexi Pipe (6.1.2 (a))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Inner Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Inner Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  8. MAJOR - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Ball Joint Dust Cover No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
  9. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  10. MAJOR - Nearside Front Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  11. MAJOR - Offside Front Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  12. MAJOR - Offside Rear Service Brake Excessively Binding (1.2.1 (f))
  13. DANGEROUS - Offside Rear Inner Brake Pad(s) Less Than 1.5 Mm Thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
FAILED19TH FEBRUARY 2026110,558 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Child Seat Fitted Not Allowing Full Inspection Of Adult Belt
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Central Front Exhaust Has A Minor Leak Of Exhaust Gases (6.1.2 (a))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  9. MAJOR - Offside Front Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  10. MAJOR - Nearside Front Coil Spring Fractured Or Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  11. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  12. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  13. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  14. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  15. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
  16. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  17. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Suspension Arm Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  18. ADVISORY - Rear Sub-Frame Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
  19. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
PASSED15TH FEBRUARY 202522ND FEBRUARY 202697,843 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
FAILED15TH FEBRUARY 202597,843 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Front Prop Shaft Joint Constant Velocity Boot No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. MAJOR - Fuel System Component Leaking Fuel Filter (6.1.3 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
PASSED12TH FEBRUARY 202422ND FEBRUARY 202594,998 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. MINOR - Nearside Front Drive Shaft Joint Constant Velocity Boot Severely Deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
PASSED6TH FEBRUARY 202322ND FEBRUARY 202491,318 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Outer Cv Gaitor Perished And Slight Leaking Grease
  2. ADVISORY - Advise N/s/f +o/s/f Lower Wishbones (rear Bushes On Wishbones Badly Perished And Splitting
FAILED6TH FEBRUARY 202391,318 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Service Brake Excessively Binding (1.2.1 (f))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Outer Cv Gaitor Perished And Slight Leaking Grease
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Disc Been Overheated
  4. ADVISORY - Advise N/s/f +o/s/f Lower Wishbones (rear Bushes On Wishbones Badly Perished And Splitting
PASSED17TH FEBRUARY 202222ND FEBRUARY 202388,078 MI
FAILED17TH FEBRUARY 202288,077 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Ball Joint Dust Cover No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Front Anti-Roll Bar Linkage Ball Joint Dust Cover No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
  3. DANGEROUS - Offside Front Tyre Has Ply Or Cords Exposed 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. ADVISORY - Advise Slight Binding On N/s/r Brake
PASSED25TH JANUARY 202122ND FEBRUARY 202284,666 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
PASSED24TH JANUARY 202022ND FEBRUARY 202178,715 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Both Front Tyres Worn On Inner Edges
FAILED24TH JANUARY 202078,715 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Front Suspension Rod Ball Joint Dust Cover No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt Drop Link (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Front Suspension Rod Ball Joint Dust Cover No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt Drop Link (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Both Front Tyres Worn On Inner Edges
PASSED16TH FEBRUARY 201922ND FEBRUARY 202072,302 MI
PASSED14TH FEBRUARY 201822ND FEBRUARY 201964,691 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Front Suspension Has Slight Movement At A Wishbone Pin Or Bush (2.5.a.1c)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Nail In Tyre And Tyre Has Crack
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Has Crack And It's In Bad Condition
  4. ADVISORY - Can't Check The Brake Condition
FAILED7TH FEBRUARY 201864,408 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Registration Plate Displaying A Honeycomb Or Similar Effect Background Front And Rear (6.3.3)
  2. FAIL - Registration Plate Incorrect Front And Rear (6.3.1a)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Front Suspension Has Slight Movement At A Wishbone Pin Or Bush (2.5.a.1c)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Nail In Tyre And Tyre Has Crack
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Has Crack And It's In Bad Condition
  6. ADVISORY - Can't Check The Brake Condition
PASSED10TH FEBRUARY 201722ND FEBRUARY 201856,593 MI
PASSED23RD FEBRUARY 201622ND FEBRUARY 201748,647 MI
PASSED21ST APRIL 201525TH APRIL 201645,650 MI
PASSED14TH APRIL 201425TH APRIL 201541,631 MI
PASSED9TH APRIL 201325TH APRIL 201436,765 MI
PASSED19TH APRIL 201225TH APRIL 201331,274 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
PASSED26TH APRIL 201125TH APRIL 201226,622 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

P5XMM Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 70% | MOT Failure Rate: 30%

P5XMM MOT Comments

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P5XMM Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 110,660 miles | Average yearly mileage: 6,148 miles

P5XMM FAQs

This Volkswagen Golf with registration P5XMM was manufactured on Tuesday 27th May 2008 so it is currently 18 years old. Its colour is Grey and it has a 1.4 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 110,660 miles, so this Volkswagen has travelled an average of 6,148 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 23 MOTs on record for this Volkswagen Golf beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2011. We can see 7 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means P5XMM has a 70% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Volkswagen Golf has had 60 Advisories, 0 PRS Notices, 1 Minor, 13 Major, 2 Dangerous and 2 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Volkswagen Golf is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 11 months on Saturday 1st May 2027 .

Does P5XMM have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Monday 25th May 2026 P5XMM does have an active MOT. Read more

Is P5XMM Taxed?

Yes, as of Monday 25th May 2026 P5XMM does have Tax. Read more

When does P5XMM Tax expire?

The current Tax for P5XMM will expire in 11 months on Saturday 1st May 2027. If you are purchasing this vehicle, remember that the vehicle Tax cannot be transferred and you will need to re-tax the vehicle. Read more

When does P5XMM MOT expire?

The current MOT for P5XMM will expire in 9 months on Tuesday 23rd February 2027. Read more

When did P5XMM have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for P5XMM was on Tuesday 24th February 2026 at 12:08. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has P5XMM Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 23 MOTs on record for P5XMM we can see 16 of these tests have been MOT Passes. Remember, digitised MOT records began in 2005 so MOT results prior to 2005 cannot be traced online. Read more

How many times has P5XMM Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 23 MOTs on record for P5XMM we can see 7 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 70% MOT pass rate! Read more

How many miles has P5XMM done?

The odometer reading for P5XMM at the last MOT in February 2026 was 110,660 miles. If the vehicle is still in use, it's likely the mileage has increased since then and up-to-date statistics will be provided at the next MOT. This vehicle has travelled an average of 6,148 miles per year. Read more

How old is P5XMM?

The vehicle P5XMM was manufactured in 2008 so it is currently 18 years old. It was first registered on Tuesday 27th May 2008. Read more

What colour is P5XMM?

The official colour of P5XMM is recorded as Grey. Read more

What engine does P5XMM have?

P5XMM has a 1.4 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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