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T5 VDB

2005 Volkswagen Transporter

White Diesel 1896cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires4 Apr 2027
Tests24 (18 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate75%

Mileage

113,726 mi
Last recorded113,726 miles
Recorded on17 Mar 2026
Typical for 2005 Volkswagen Transporter124,669 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationT5 VDB
MakeVolkswagen
ModelTransporter
Year2005
ColourWhite
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,896cc

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MOT History

18 pass 6 fail
Pass 17 Mar 2026 113,726 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush slightly split (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge nearing limit, worn on edges (255/45/18) (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge nearing limit, worn on edges (255/45/18) (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both sides (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 27 Mar 2025 113,453 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (4.1.4 (b))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened bothside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 25 Mar 2024 112,723 miles

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output bothside (4.1.4 (b))

Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bothside D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint has slight play inner tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint has slight play inner tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened bothside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 16 Mar 2023 112,462 miles

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output bothside (4.1.4 (b))

Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bothside D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint has slight play inner tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint has slight play inner tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened bothside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 5 Apr 2022 111,710 miles

Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bothside D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Lower Drag link end ball joint has slight play bothside inner tie rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively bothside (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Pass 31 Mar 2021 111,288 miles

Front Lower Play in steering rack inner joint(s) bothside

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear tyre worn on inner edge

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened bothside (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 10 Mar 2020 110,154 miles
Pass 27 Mar 2019 108,936 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 19 Mar 2018 107,644 miles

Nearside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play inner tie rod end (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 23 Mar 2017 105,859 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 4 Apr 2016 104,058 miles
Fail 4 Apr 2016 104,058 miles

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)

Pass 24 Mar 2015 100,937 miles
Fail 24 Mar 2015 100,937 miles

Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Pass 18 Mar 2014 100,717 miles
Pass 19 Mar 2013 98,945 miles

Nail in nearside front tyre

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (3.6.B.4d)

Vehicle's internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Fail 19 Mar 2013 98,945 miles

Nail in nearside front tyre

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly damaged (3.6.B.4d)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.8)

Vehicle's internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights

Pass 21 Mar 2012 96,350 miles
Fail 21 Mar 2012 96,350 miles

Nearside Front position lamp(s) missing (1.1.A.3a)

Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Offside Front position lamp(s) missing (1.1.A.3a)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (1.8)

Pass 1 Apr 2011 93,883 miles

Front position lamp(s) deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)

Fail 2 Mar 2011 93,879 miles

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp sequence is incorrect (3.4.1d)

Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Pass 30 Jan 2010 86,854 miles
Fail 26 Jan 2010 86,802 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Inner Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Inner Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside 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)

Pass 27 Jan 2009 73,905 miles

Slight play in O/S of steering rack

How Reliable is the Volkswagen Transporter?

Based on 5,346,355 MOT tests across 357,225 vehicles.

73.0%
Pass Rate
5,816
Miles/Year
42
Year Lifespan
357,225
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Registration plate lamp not working 89,943
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 68,503
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 59,686
position lamp(s) not working 56,717
Stop lamp not working 56,335
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T5 VDB is a 2005 Volkswagen Transporter in White with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 75%.

Across all 2005 Volkswagen Transporter models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.6% with a typical mileage of 124,669 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Volkswagen Transporter fails its MOT is registration plate lamp not working, accounting for 89,943 recorded failures. If you're considering buying T5 VDB, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Volkswagen Transporter typically stays on UK roads for around 42 years. At 21 years old, this Volkswagen Transporter is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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T5 VDB is a 2005 Volkswagen Transporter, first registered on 5 December 2005.

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