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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2003 · 1.9L DIESEL

DF53 FFK

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for DF53 FFK: 2003 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (SILVER, DIESEL). Mileage: 175,456. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/10/2018

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2018

Mileage: 175,456
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2003
Engine: 1896cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 07:38 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Golf (DF53 FFK) from 2003 show a total of 5 MOT tests between October 2016 and October 2017.

With 2 passes and 3 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 40%. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (9 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Steering (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 14 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of ”; “Nearside Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)”; “Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY