2018 Volkswagen Golf 1.0L Petrol · VU18 YLE
2018 Volkswagen Golf (1.0L, petrol). First registered 01 Mar 2018. Recorded mileage 82,105 miles. MOT expired on 18 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
- Year / Origin
- 2018 · Worcester
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 18 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 82,105 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 4+)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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VU18 YLE Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 19/09/2025
- 82,105 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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VU18 YLE MOT History
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5 MOT tests are recorded for this 2018 Volkswagen Golf (VU18 YLE) between November 2021 and September 2025.
The record contains 5 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
VU18 YLE Mileage History
- 08/11/202133,307 mi
- 04/11/202247,632 mi+14,325 mi
- 14/10/202361,888 mi+14,256 mi
- 25/10/202476,058 mi+14,170 mi
- 19/09/202582,105 mi+6,047 mi
Average of roughly 12,631 miles per year across 5 recorded odometer readings.
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