MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
207,979 miSignificantly above average — investigate
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50+ data pointsMOT History
battery loose,osf window mechanism poor-faulting
pad warning light active,front brake discs and pads poor,rear brake discs not great,underbody-units-suspension-springs-shockers-units rusting,engine oil low-dip stick loose
service overdue,engine-gearbox oil leaks,bodywork not great-front wings rusty-bogged,nsf brake hose poor,back plates rusting,battery loose,cooling fan noisy-wires touching
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre clamp broken (6.1.2 (a))
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both patterns and aims faulty-lenses dirty (4.1.2 (c))
Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer-investigate (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii))
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps both (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
battery loose,osf window mechanism poor-faulting
pad warning light active,front brake discs and pads poor,rear brake discs not great,underbody-units-suspension-springs-shockers-units rusting,engine oil low-dip stick loose
service overdue,engine-gearbox oil leaks,bodywork not great-front wings rusty-bogged,nsf brake hose poor,back plates rusting,battery loose,cooling fan noisy-wires touching
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
plastic covers loose
Nearside Front Side repeater not working wing mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage likely to become detached (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage likely to become detached (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Rear Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
plastic covers loose
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front outer and inner wall perished
Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front wishbone bushs (5.3.4 (a) (i))
middle exhaust bracket corroded
n/s/f tyre worn low and has a nail in nit
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
n/s/f tyre worn low and has a nail in nit
under trays fitted
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
under trays fitted
Nail in nearside rear tyre
Nail in offside front tyre
both front tyres worn heavily on inner edges
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
Nail in nearside rear tyre
Nail in offside front tyre
Nearside Front Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)
both front tyres worn heavily on inner edges
Registration plate lamp not fitted (1.1.C.1b)
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
nearside front wiper blade torn
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Rear 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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EN05 SYJ is a 2005 Volkswagen Golf in Black with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 70%.
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 EN05 SYJ, 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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EN05 SYJ is a 2005 Volkswagen Golf, first registered on 25 July 2005.
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