Volkswagen Polo
Green · Petrol · 1992 · 1,043 cc
1996 RLMOT history
1996 RL is a green petrol Volkswagen Polo first used on 5 Jun 1992. Its MOT is valid until 24 Mar 2027 and it has passed 14 of 17 MOT tests, with 61,500 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 24 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 61,500 mi
- At MOT on 25 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 14 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 1,807 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1996 RL
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Polo
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,043 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1992
- First used
- 5 Jun 1992
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 24 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
1996 RL was last recorded at 61,500 miles on 25 Mar 2026, 460 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Oct 2020.
- Previous MOT
- 61,040 miles · 6 Oct 2020
- Between the last two tests
- 460 miles
- Average per year
- 1,807 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 61,500 miles
- 2020 – 61,040 miles
- 2019 – 48,925 miles
- 2018 – 47,014 miles
- 2017 – 46,478 miles
- 2016 – 45,645 miles
- 2015 – 45,263 miles
- 2014 – 42,511 miles
- 2013 – 36,634 miles
- 2011 – 34,449 miles
- 2010 – 30,934 miles
- 2009 – 27,335 miles
- 2007 – 26,439 miles
- 2006 – 25,942 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass61,500 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
17 tests since 19 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass61,500 miles (+460)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 61,500 miles
- Test number
- 589747686785
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,040 miles (+12,115)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 61,040 miles
- Test number
- 601054374196
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,925 miles (+1,911)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 48,925 miles
- Test number
- 458746294722
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass47,014 miles (+536)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 47,014 miles
- Test number
- 502569375356
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,478 miles (+833)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 46,478 miles
- Test number
- 282171509612
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,645 miles (+382)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 45,645 miles
- Test number
- 389654968914
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,263 miles (+2,752)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 45,263 miles
- Test number
- 876311015239
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,511 miles (+5,877)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 25 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 42,511 miles
- Test number
- 809057804201
- AdvisoryNearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Pass36,634 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 36,634 miles
- Test number
- 818837483143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail36,634 miles (+2,185)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 36,634 miles
- Test number
- 829697983191
- Repaired at testNearside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Pass34,449 miles (+3,515)
- MOT expiry
- 20 May 2012
- Odometer
- 34,449 miles
- Test number
- 679761041197
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,934 miles
- MOT expiry
- 10 May 2011
- Odometer
- 30,934 miles
- Test number
- 482291630117
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail30,934 miles (+3,599)1 failure2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 30,934 miles
- Test number
- 291261630417
- FailureNearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Fail27,335 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 27,335 miles
- Test number
- 431561839145
- Repaired at testNearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Pass27,335 miles (+896)
- MOT expiry
- 10 May 2010
- Odometer
- 27,335 miles
- Test number
- 820591339185
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,439 miles (+497)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 26,439 miles
- Test number
- 461685007283
- NoteAll brake flexi hose ferrules rusting
Pass25,942 miles1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 25,942 miles
- Test number
- 562510906206
- AdvisoryRear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
- NoteAll brake hose ferrulls have slight corrosion taking place
Questions about 1996 RL
- What vehicle is registration 1996 RL currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1996 RL on a green petrol Volkswagen Polo first used on 5 Jun 1992. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 1996 RL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1996 RL is valid until 24 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 1996 RL?
- The MOT on 1996 RL is valid until 24 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1996 RL done?
- 1996 RL was recorded at 61,500 miles at its MOT on 25 Mar 2026, an average of 1,807 miles a year.
- Has 1996 RL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1996 RL has failed 3 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 6 Jul 2013.
- Has the mileage on 1996 RL ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 1996 RL find?
- 1996 RL passed its latest MOT on 25 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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