Volkswagen Beetle
Silver · Petrol · 1956 · 1,192 cc
231 XWAMOT history
231 XWA is a silver petrol Volkswagen Beetle first used on 5 Jan 1956. Its MOT expired on 18 Jul 2024 and it has passed 3 of 4 MOT tests, with 19,784 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Jul 2023.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 18 Jul 2024
- Mileage
- 19,784 mi
- At MOT on 19 Jul 2023
- MOT tests
- 4
- 3 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 26 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 231 XWA
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Beetle
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,192 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1956
- First used
- 5 Jan 1956
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 18 Jul 2024
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Jul 2023 (Pass)
Mileage history
231 XWA was last recorded at 19,784 miles on 19 Jul 2023, 10 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Jul 2023.
- Previous MOT
- 19,774 miles · 18 Jul 2023
- Between the last two tests
- 10 miles
- Average per year
- 26 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2023 – 19,784 miles
- 2016 – 19,490 miles
- 2010 – 19,446 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass19,784 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
4 tests since 16 Sept 2010, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass19,784 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 19,784 miles
- Test number
- 485328557663
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail19,774 miles (+284)1 dangerous6 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 19,774 miles
- Test number
- 376989447908
- DangerousParking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
- MajorHorn not working (7.7 (a))
- MajorNearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- MajorOffside Front Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- MajorParking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass19,490 miles (+44)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 19,490 miles
- Test number
- 619419245232
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,446 miles4 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- 15 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 19,446 miles
- Test number
- 444909250225
- AdvisoryNearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- AdvisorySteering box damaged but serviceable (2.2.C.1d)
- AdvisorySteering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
- NoteSlight misting oil from steering box
Questions about 231 XWA
- What vehicle is registration 231 XWA currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 231 XWA on a silver petrol Volkswagen Beetle first used on 5 Jan 1956. 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 231 XWA currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on 231 XWA expired on 18 Jul 2024, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on 231 XWA?
- The MOT on 231 XWA expired on 18 Jul 2024. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has 231 XWA done?
- 231 XWA was recorded at 19,784 miles at its MOT on 19 Jul 2023, an average of 26 miles a year.
- Has 231 XWA ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 231 XWA has failed 1 of its 4 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Jul 2023.
- Has the mileage on 231 XWA 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 231 XWA find?
- 231 XWA passed its latest MOT on 19 Jul 2023 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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