VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2003 · 1.9L Diesel

Checking the history for this 2003 Volkswagen Golf (LM03 WJV), we found 5 MOT results in the period of July 2017 to July 2019.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (5 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (5 issues), Steering (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 16 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))”; “Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases catalytic convertor (6.1.2 (a))”; “Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingre”.