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ExpiredMileage
92,245 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Front Headlamp lens slightly defective offside/nearside (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Front offside/nearside wing corroded
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
Exhaust emits blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear wishbone bush (2.4.G.2)
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear wishbone bush (2.4.G.2)
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Rear Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush rear wishbone bush (2.4.G.2)
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
engine under tray & component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
Front Headlamp has a product on the light source but not seriously reducing light output offside/nearside (1.7.5a)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone rear bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
engine under tray fitted and component tray fitted obscuring some underside component
nearside rear tyre worn on outer edge and slightly cracking
offside rear tyre worn on outer edge and cracking
Offside Rear Road wheel slightly damaged (4.2.A.1a)
Driver's airbag obviously defective (5.4.1)
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Offside front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
n/s/f brake pads have been hot and are crumbling
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
both front brake discs slightly pitted
both front inner wings insecure
both rear brake discs pitted
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
both front brake discs slightly pitted
both front inner wings insecure
both rear brake discs pitted
Advise both front inner wings insecure
Advise both front inner wings insecure
Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
unable to fully check boot area boot full of things
unable to fully check boot area boot full of things
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CA05 PFE is a 2005 Volkswagen Golf in Blue with a 1,598cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 19 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.4%.
Across all 2005 Volkswagen Golf models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.1% with a typical mileage of 87,832 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.
The most common reason a Volkswagen Golf fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 700,382 recorded failures. If you're considering buying CA05 PFE, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Volkswagen Golf typically stays on UK roads for around 37 years. At 21 years old, this Volkswagen Golf is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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CA05 PFE is a 2005 Volkswagen Golf, first registered on 19 July 2005.
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