MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
126,875 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
rear number plate condition poor
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Rear Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
rear number plate condition poor
fuel pipes around pump becoming badly corroded
offside handbrake effort poor
Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Fuel pipe/s corroded
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Rear Brake valve leaking (3.6.A.1)
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
Fuel pipe/s corroded
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
How Reliable is the Volkswagen Golf?
Based on 22,270,993 MOT tests across 1,787,037 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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E616 VBU is a 1987 Volkswagen Golf in Blue with a 1,781cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 9 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.
Across all 1987 Volkswagen Golf models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.6% with a typical mileage of 117,027 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
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 E616 VBU, 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 39 years old, this Volkswagen Golf is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was E616 VBU registered?
E616 VBU is a 1987 Volkswagen Golf, first registered on 27 October 1987.
Is E616 VBU safe to buy?
The MOT history for E616 VBU shows 9 tests with a 66.7% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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