Volkswagen Golf
Blue · Diesel · 2011 · 1,968 cc
557 GBJMOT history
557 GBJ is a blue diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 26 Sept 2011. Its MOT is valid until 1 Sept 2027 and it has passed 13 of 14 MOT tests, with 119,460 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 1 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 119,460 mi
- At MOT on 2 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 13 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 7,696 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 557 GBJ
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2011
- First used
- 26 Sept 2011
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 1 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 2 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
557 GBJ was last recorded at 119,460 miles on 2 Sept 2026, 6,865 miles more than at the previous MOT on 26 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 112,595 miles · 26 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 6,865 miles
- Average per year
- 7,696 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 119,460 miles
- 2025 – 112,595 miles
- 2024 – 105,803 miles
- 2023 – 97,576 miles
- 2022 – 90,586 miles
- 2021 – 82,538 miles
- 2020 – 77,829 miles
- 2019 – 68,837 miles
- 2018 – 64,244 miles
- 2017 – 56,909 miles
- 2016 – 46,649 miles
- 2015 – 36,689 miles
- 2014 – 27,570 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil
Advisory2 MOTs, 2024–2025
Full MOT history
14 tests since 24 Sept 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass119,460 miles (+6,865)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 119,460 miles
- Test number
- 301055278041
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass112,595 miles (+6,792)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 25 Aug 2026
- Odometer
- 112,595 miles
- Test number
- 679540915923
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Pass105,803 miles (+8,227)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 105,803 miles
- Test number
- 466831265245
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
Pass97,576 miles (+6,990)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 97,576 miles
- Test number
- 546350686005
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass90,586 miles (+8,048)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 90,586 miles
- Test number
- 908932897818
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass82,538 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 82,538 miles
- Test number
- 769077875343
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail82,538 miles (+4,709)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 82,538 miles
- Test number
- 919339283407
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
Pass77,829 miles (+8,992)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 77,829 miles
- Test number
- 195012693097
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,837 miles (+4,593)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 68,837 miles
- Test number
- 552628937276
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,244 miles (+7,335)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 64,244 miles
- Test number
- 565373860755
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass56,909 miles (+10,260)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 56,909 miles
- Test number
- 144098133713
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,649 miles (+9,960)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 46,649 miles
- Test number
- 175003591087
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,689 miles (+9,119)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 36,689 miles
- Test number
- 716826372143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,570 miles2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 27,570 miles
- Test number
- 326357464213
- NoteEngine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
- NoteUnder-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Questions about 557 GBJ
- What vehicle is registration 557 GBJ currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 557 GBJ on a blue diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 26 Sept 2011. 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 557 GBJ currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 557 GBJ is valid until 1 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 557 GBJ?
- The MOT on 557 GBJ is valid until 1 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 557 GBJ done?
- 557 GBJ was recorded at 119,460 miles at its MOT on 2 Sept 2026, an average of 7,696 miles a year.
- Has 557 GBJ ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 557 GBJ has failed 1 of its 14 MOT tests, most recently on 21 Sept 2021.
- Has the mileage on 557 GBJ 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 557 GBJ find?
- 557 GBJ passed its latest MOT on 2 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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