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2003 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER1.9L Diesel

BD53 AVB

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Considering this 2003 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER? It's a Diesel with a 1896cc engine showing 145,268 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT
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Expires 19/06/2026
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Fuel
Diesel
Year
2003
Engine
1896cc
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The Volkswagen Transporter passed its most recent MOT on 20 June 2025 at 145,268 miles with no defects recorded, and the maintenance trend across the last three years reads as stable with no advisories or faults logged at any pass. The record shows a clean mechanical picture at the point of testing. Two earlier failures on 18 June 2025 at 145,243 miles and 6 June 2024 at 142,048 miles were logged with no defects recorded, which points to administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than a mechanical roadworthiness problem on the vehicle itself. The odometer moved from 138,696 miles at the June 2023 test to 142,122 miles in June 2024 and 145,268 miles by June 2025. That is roughly 3,400 miles per year over the last two years, well below the 6,316 miles per year lifetime average for a 23-year-old van. The sparse record shows no rapid accumulation or unexplained gaps, only light recent use consistent with a low-demand second vehicle. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and corrosion on the chassis and sills, as the MOT record carries no advisories that would confirm or deny hidden rust on a 2003 panel. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs warrant hands-on checks despite the clean tests, since a vehicle of this age and mileage will have worn consumables the annual test did not flag. The twin no-defect failures in 2024 and 2025 suggest the previous keeper presented the van without resolving paperwork or lighting faults at the bay, so verify the V5C and test certificate authenticity before purchase.

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! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 2 Jul 2026, 01:00
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The Volkswagen Transporter passed its most recent MOT on 20 June 2025 at 145,268 miles with no defects recorded, and the maintenance trend across the last three years reads as stable with no advisories or faults logged at any pass. The record shows a clean mechanical picture at the point of testing. Two earlier failures on 18 June 2025 at 145,243 miles and 6 June 2024 at 142,048 miles were logged with no defects recorded, which points to administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than a mechanical roadworthiness problem on the vehicle itself. The odometer moved from 138,696 miles at the June 2023 test to 142,122 miles in June 2024 and 145,268 miles by June 2025. That is roughly 3,400 miles per year over the last two years, well below the 6,316 miles per year lifetime average for a 23-year-old van. The sparse record shows no rapid accumulation or unexplained gaps, only light recent use consistent with a low-demand second vehicle. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and corrosion on the chassis and sills, as the MOT record carries no advisories that would confirm or deny hidden rust on a 2003 panel. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs warrant hands-on checks despite the clean tests, since a vehicle of this age and mileage will have worn consumables the annual test did not flag. The twin no-defect failures in 2024 and 2025 suggest the previous keeper presented the van without resolving paperwork or lighting faults at the bay, so verify the V5C and test certificate authenticity before purchase.

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AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Transporter (BD53 AVB) from 2003 show a total of 5 MOT tests between June 2023 and June 2025.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

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