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WJ06 UVY

2006 Volkswagen Bora

Black Diesel 1896cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires19 Aug 2026
Tests28 (17 pass, 11 fail)
Pass rate60.7%

Mileage

140,359 mi
Last recorded140,359 miles
Recorded on20 Aug 2025
Typical for 2006 Volkswagen Bora87,726 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationWJ06 UVY
MakeVolkswagen
ModelBora
Year2006
ColourBlack
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,896cc

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MOT History

17 pass 11 fail
Pass 20 Aug 2025 140,359 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

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

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

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all pipes (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))

front exhaust minor leak

Fail 18 Aug 2025 140,345 miles

Central Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

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

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

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all pipes (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test all

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))

rear axle corroded

Fail 12 Aug 2025 140,345 miles

Central Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

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

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

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all pipes (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test all

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))

rear axle corroded

Fail 16 Jul 2025 140,339 miles

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))

Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Electronic braking system warning device inoperative (1.7 (a))

Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases cat (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))

Offside Front Road wheel fixing loose bolt looks like its glued into place and rounded off which is possibly loose (5.2.1 (a) (i))

Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle by more than 50% (1.2.1 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Rear Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp does not illuminate (7.1.6 (a))

Fail 3 Jun 2025 139,935 miles

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Catalytic converter (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut greater than 4mm (7.1.2 (b))

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Rearmost. Both sides. (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 30 May 2024 121,421 miles

Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Edges (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation but not excessively

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

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn Both (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Fail 28 May 2024 121,399 miles

Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated Both (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Edges (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation but not excessively

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

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn Both (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component corroded but not seriously weakened Axle (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 18 May 2023 104,383 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material after flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear @ flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material after flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 15 May 2023 104,228 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material after flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear @ flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material after flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 12 May 2022 88,239 miles

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre

Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on axle pipes bubbling corroded in clips (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material on axle pipes bubbling corroded in clips (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Nail in tyre bit of metal in tread

Pass 22 Mar 2021 72,817 miles
Pass 24 Mar 2020 71,199 miles
Fail 24 Mar 2020 71,197 miles

Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Pass 2 Apr 2019 67,709 miles

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 17 Apr 2018 65,676 miles

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)

Pass 14 Feb 2017 63,782 miles
Fail 10 Feb 2017 63,770 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)

Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)

Pass 10 Feb 2016 61,652 miles

Front Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Fail 8 Feb 2016 61,645 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Front Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 12 Feb 2015 57,967 miles

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

Nearside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

Offside Headlamp deteriorated but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

Rear Bonded suspension unit deteriorated but can function as intended (2.4.F.3)

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

Pass 14 Feb 2014 51,083 miles
Pass 13 Feb 2013 43,946 miles

NSF and OSF tyres worn inner edges, but tread is above legal limit.

Fail 10 Feb 2012 37,949 miles

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

Pass 10 Feb 2012 37,949 miles
Pass 18 Feb 2011 24,903 miles
Pass 1 Mar 2010 17,699 miles
Pass 2 Mar 2009 11,885 miles
Fail 2 Mar 2009 11,883 miles

Front brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)

How Reliable is the Volkswagen Bora?

Based on 807,643 MOT tests across 55,862 vehicles.

71.9%
Pass Rate
7,371
Miles/Year
27
Year Lifespan
55,862
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 32,842
position lamp(s) not working 23,390
Stop lamp not working 16,637
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 13,104
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 13,096
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WJ06 UVY is a 2006 Volkswagen Bora in Black with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60.7%.

Across all 2006 Volkswagen Bora models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.1% with a typical mileage of 87,726 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 Bora fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 32,842 recorded failures. If you're considering buying WJ06 UVY, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Volkswagen Bora typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 20 years old, this Volkswagen Bora is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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WJ06 UVY is a 2006 Volkswagen Bora, first registered on 6 March 2006.

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The MOT history for WJ06 UVY shows 28 tests with a 60.7% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.

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