VOLKSWAGEN GOLF P8ALX has 24 MOTs

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This 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF has Passed 20 MOTs and Failed 4 times since 2006

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 92,431 miles 10 months ago on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 12:16.

The current MOT will expire in 3 months on Tuesday 13th October 2026.

The current Tax will expire in 2 months on Thursday 1st October 2026.

P8ALX MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED13TH OCTOBER 202692,431 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Slightly Damaged/cracking Or Perishing Outer Sidewall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, But Not Excessively Both Front (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Rear Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened Both Rear (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Underside Of Vehicle Has Been Undersealed
PASSED14TH SEPTEMBER 202413TH OCTOBER 202591,039 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Rear All Position Lamps Have A Product On The Lenses Or Light Sources Which Obviously Reduces Light Intensity All Rear Lamp Lenses (4.2.3 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, But Not Excessively Both Front Discs (inner Face) (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED5TH OCTOBER 202313TH OCTOBER 202490,050 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Inner Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Outer Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Outer Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source But Not Adversely Affecting Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (ii))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source But Not Adversely Affecting Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (ii))
PASSED13TH OCTOBER 202213TH OCTOBER 202389,394 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Nearside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source Which Obviously Reduces Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (i))
  2. MINOR - Offside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source Which Obviously Reduces Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Outer Brake Disc Worn, But Not Excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
PASSED14TH OCTOBER 202113TH OCTOBER 202287,408 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Offside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source Which Obviously Reduces Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (i))
  2. MINOR - Nearside Rear Position Lamp Has A Product On The Lens Or Light Source Which Obviously Reduces Light Intensity (4.2.3 (b) (i))
FAILED11TH OCTOBER 202187,393 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Offside Front Headlamp Not Working On Dipped Beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Front Headlamp Light Source And Lamp Not Compatible (4.1.4 (c))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Front Headlamp Light Source And Lamp Not Compatible (4.1.4 (c))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Front Inner Brake Disc Significantly And Obviously Worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  5. MAJOR - Offside Front Inner Brake Disc Significantly And Obviously Worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))
PASSED21ST SEPTEMBER 202012TH OCTOBER 202183,967 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED20TH SEPTEMBER 201912TH OCTOBER 202081,394 MI
PASSED20TH SEPTEMBER 201812TH OCTOBER 201978,720 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear Brake Pipe (1.1.11 (c))
FAILED20TH SEPTEMBER 201878,720 MI
 
  1. PRS - Nearside Rear Tyre Not Fitted In Accordance With Side Wall Instructions (5.2.3 (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear Brake Pipe (1.1.11 (c))
PASSED25TH SEPTEMBER 201712TH OCTOBER 201876,766 MI
PASSED14TH SEPTEMBER 201612TH OCTOBER 201774,846 MI
PASSED14TH SEPTEMBER 201512TH OCTOBER 201671,323 MI
PASSED18TH SEPTEMBER 201412TH OCTOBER 201567,614 MI
PASSED18TH SEPTEMBER 201312TH OCTOBER 201462,874 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (2.4.g.2)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (2.4.g.2)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Shock Absorber Has A Light Misting Of Oil (2.7.3)
  7. USER ENTERED - Under-Trays Fitted Obscuring Some Underside Components
  8. USER ENTERED - Engine Covers Fitted Obscuring Some Components In The Engine Bay
FAILED18TH SEPTEMBER 201362,860 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Front Coil Spring Not Correctly Located (2.4.c.2)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (2.4.g.2)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (2.4.g.2)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Shock Absorber Has A Light Misting Of Oil (2.7.3)
  8. USER ENTERED - Under-Trays Fitted Obscuring Some Underside Components
  9. USER ENTERED - Engine Covers Fitted Obscuring Some Components In The Engine Bay
PASSED20TH SEPTEMBER 201212TH OCTOBER 201360,542 MI
FAILED18TH SEPTEMBER 201260,541 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Offside Front Coil Spring Fractured (2.4.c.1a)
PASSED27TH SEPTEMBER 201112TH OCTOBER 201255,299 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Parking Brake: Parking Brake Efficiency Only Just Met. It Would Appear That The Braking System Requires Adjustment Or Repair. (3.7.b.7)
  2. ADVISORY - Brakes Imbalanced Requirements Only Just Met. It Would Appear That The Braking System Requires Adjustment Or Repair. (3.7.b.5b)
  3. USER ENTERED - N/s/f Tyre Worn Inner Edge
PASSED29TH SEPTEMBER 201012TH OCTOBER 201150,622 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Brakes Imbalanced Requirements Only Just Met. It Would Appear That The Braking System Requires Adjustment Or Repair. (3.7.b.5b)
  2. ADVISORY - Front Service Brake: Service Brake Efficiency Only Just Met. It Would Appear That The Braking System Requires Adjustment Or Repair. (3.7.b.7)
PASSED2ND OCTOBER 200912TH OCTOBER 201044,617 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Service Brake: Service Brake Efficiency Only Just Met. It Would Appear That The Braking System Requires Adjustment Or Repair. (3.7.b.7)
PASSED18TH SEPTEMBER 200812TH OCTOBER 200939,956 MI
PASSED24TH SEPTEMBER 200712TH OCTOBER 200834,605 MI
PASSED10TH OCTOBER 200612TH OCTOBER 200729,740 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

P8ALX Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 83% | MOT Failure Rate: 17%

P8ALX MOT Comments

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P8ALX Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 92,431 miles | Average yearly mileage: 3,851 miles

P8ALX FAQs

This Volkswagen Golf with registration P8ALX was manufactured on Friday 12th October 2001 so it is currently 25 years old. Its colour is Silver and it has a 1.9 litre Diesel engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2025 was 92,431 miles, so this Volkswagen has travelled an average of 3,851 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 24 MOTs on record for this Volkswagen Golf beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2006. We can see 4 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means P8ALX has a 83% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Volkswagen Golf has had 41 Advisories, 1 PRS Notices, 5 Minor, 5 Major, 0 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 2 months on Thursday 1st October 2026 .

Does P8ALX have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Sunday 26th July 2026 P8ALX does have an active MOT. Read more

Is P8ALX Taxed?

Yes, as of Sunday 26th July 2026 P8ALX does have Tax. Read more

When does P8ALX Tax expire?

The current Tax for P8ALX will expire in 2 months on Thursday 1st October 2026. 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 P8ALX MOT expire?

The current MOT for P8ALX will expire in 3 months on Tuesday 13th October 2026. Read more

When did P8ALX have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for P8ALX was on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 12:16. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has P8ALX Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 24 MOTs on record for P8ALX we can see 20 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 P8ALX Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 24 MOTs on record for P8ALX we can see 4 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 83% MOT pass rate! Read more

How many miles has P8ALX done?

The odometer reading for P8ALX at the last MOT in September 2025 was 92,431 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 3,851 miles per year. Read more

How old is P8ALX?

The vehicle P8ALX was manufactured in 2001 so it is currently 25 years old. It was first registered on Friday 12th October 2001. Read more

What colour is P8ALX?

The official colour of P8ALX is recorded as Silver. Read more

What engine does P8ALX have?

P8ALX has a 1.9 litre Diesel engine. Read more

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