VOLKSWAGEN POLO YS61LXE has 17 MOTs

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This 2012 VOLKSWAGEN POLO has Passed 12 MOTs and Failed 5 times since 2015

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 114,712 miles 1 month ago on Thursday 30th July 2026 at 09:13.

The current MOT will expire in 11 months on Thursday 29th July 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 11 months on Sunday 1st August 2027.

YS61LXE MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED29TH JULY 2027114,712 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Play In Steering Rack Inner Joint(s)
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
FAILED24TH JULY 2026114,711 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Offside Front Seat Belt Not Functioning As Intended (7.1.2 (c))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Front Headlamp Aim Too Low Will Not Manually Adjust Up (4.1.2 (a))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Front Headlamp Aim Too Low Will Not Manually Adjust Up (4.1.2 (a))
  4. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Play In Steering Rack Inner Joint(s)
  8. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
PASSED6TH MARCH 20255TH MARCH 2026103,455 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened Pair (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Play In Steering Rack Inner Joint(s)
  6. ADVISORY - Central Exhaust Clamp Deteriorated Not Insecure
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Exhaust Silencer Deteriorated Outer Casing
FAILED4TH MARCH 2025103,454 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened Pair (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  3. MAJOR - Offside Front Lower Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Excessively Worn Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Play In Steering Rack Inner Joint(s)
  7. ADVISORY - Central Exhaust Clamp Deteriorated Not Insecure
  8. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Exhaust Silencer Deteriorated Outer Casing
PASSED27TH FEBRUARY 20243RD MARCH 202595,414 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
FAILED26TH FEBRUARY 202495,412 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Windscreen Wiper Does Not Clear The Windscreen Effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  7. MAJOR - Nearside Rear Service Brake Excessively Binding (1.2.1 (f))
PASSED1ST MARCH 20233RD MARCH 202489,515 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Outer Vehicle Structure Is Deformed But Structural Rigidity Is Not Significantly Reduced Sill Panel (6.1.1 (a) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Exhaust Slightly Deteriorated
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
PASSED3RD MARCH 20223RD MARCH 202383,781 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Outer Vehicle Structure Is Deformed But Structural Rigidity Is Not Significantly Reduced Sill Panel (6.1.1 (a) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Exhaust Slightly Deteriorated
PASSED4TH MARCH 20213RD MARCH 202276,954 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Driver's View Items Removed From Driver's View Prior To Test Air Freshener (3.1 (a) (ii))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Registration Plate Deteriorated But Not Likely To Be Misread (0.1 (b))
  3. ADVISORY - Hand Brake Travel Long
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Exhaust Box Corroded And Cracked
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Nail In Tyre
  7. ADVISORY - O/s/r Outer Sill Dented
  8. ADVISORY - Engine Oil Level Above Max Mark
PASSED14TH FEBRUARY 202013TH FEBRUARY 202170,031 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front 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))
FAILED13TH FEBRUARY 202070,003 MI
 
  1. DANGEROUS - Nearside Front Tyre Tread Depth Below Requirements Of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front 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 - Windscreen Washer Not Working (3.5 (a))
PASSED14TH FEBRUARY 201913TH FEBRUARY 202062,700 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. ADVISORY - Front Registration Plate Deteriorated But Not Likely To Be Misread (0.1 (b))
  3. ADVISORY - Windscreen Badly Scored In Zone A
FAILED13TH FEBRUARY 201962,700 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Registration Plate Lamp Inoperative In The Case Of A Single Lamp Or All Lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Headlamp Aim Too High Adjuster Broken (4.1.2 (a))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. MAJOR - Nearside Front Shock Absorbers Has A Serious Fluid Leak (5.3.2 (b))
  5. ADVISORY - Front Registration Plate Deteriorated But Not Likely To Be Misread (0.1 (b))
  6. ADVISORY - Windscreen Badly Scored In Zone A
PASSED22ND JANUARY 201813TH FEBRUARY 201958,593 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Slight Mark On Windscreen
PASSED7TH FEBRUARY 201713TH FEBRUARY 201848,783 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Shock Absorber Has A Light Misting Of Oil (2.7.3)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Showing Slight Wear
PASSED18TH JANUARY 201613TH FEBRUARY 201738,426 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Windscreen Marked
PASSED26TH JANUARY 201513TH FEBRUARY 201623,100 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Under-Trays Fitted Obscuring Some Underside Components
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

YS61LXE Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 71% | MOT Failure Rate: 29%

YS61LXE MOT Comments

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YS61LXE Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 114,712 miles | Average yearly mileage: 8,194 miles

YS61LXE FAQs

This Volkswagen Polo with registration YS61LXE was manufactured on Monday 13th February 2012 so it is currently 15 years old. Its colour is Silver and it has a 1.2 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 114,712 miles, so this Volkswagen has travelled an average of 8,194 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 17 MOTs on record for this Volkswagen Polo beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2015. We can see 5 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means YS61LXE has a 71% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Volkswagen Polo has had 62 Advisories, 0 PRS Notices, 0 Minor, 10 Major, 1 Dangerous and 0 Fail comments in its MOT History.

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

Does YS61LXE have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Saturday 29th August 2026 YS61LXE does have an active MOT. Read more

Is YS61LXE Taxed?

Yes, as of Saturday 29th August 2026 YS61LXE does have Tax. Read more

When does YS61LXE Tax expire?

The current Tax for YS61LXE will expire in 11 months on Sunday 1st August 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 YS61LXE MOT expire?

The current MOT for YS61LXE will expire in 11 months on Thursday 29th July 2027. Read more

When did YS61LXE have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for YS61LXE was on Thursday 30th July 2026 at 09:13. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has YS61LXE Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 17 MOTs on record for YS61LXE we can see 12 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 YS61LXE Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 17 MOTs on record for YS61LXE we can see 5 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 71% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is YS61LXE?

YS61LXE is registered as a 2012 Volkswagen Polo. Read more

How many miles has YS61LXE done?

The odometer reading for YS61LXE at the last MOT in July 2026 was 114,712 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 8,194 miles per year. Read more

How old is YS61LXE?

The vehicle YS61LXE was manufactured in 2012 so it is currently 15 years old. It was first registered on Monday 13th February 2012. Read more

What colour is YS61LXE?

The official colour of YS61LXE is recorded as Silver. Read more

What engine does YS61LXE have?

YS61LXE has a 1.2 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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