Volkswagen Golf
Grey · Petrol · 2008 · 3,200 cc
779 DRLMOT history
779 DRL is a grey petrol Volkswagen Golf first used on 31 May 2008. Its MOT is valid until 24 Nov 2026 and it has passed 14 of 18 MOT tests, with 74,178 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Nov 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 24 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 74,178 mi
- At MOT on 25 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 18
- 14 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 4,168 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 779 DRL
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,200 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2008
- First used
- 31 May 2008
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 24 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
779 DRL was last recorded at 74,178 miles on 25 Nov 2025, 323 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Oct 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 73,855 miles · 18 Oct 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 323 miles
- Average per year
- 4,168 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 74,178 miles
- 2024 – 73,855 miles
- 2023 – 72,643 miles
- 2020 – 66,522 miles
- 2019 – 64,707 miles
- 2018 – 63,156 miles
- 2017 – 62,165 miles
- 2016 – 59,630 miles
- 2015 – 50,294 miles
- 2014 – 41,954 miles
- 2013 – 31,853 miles
- 2012 – 20,363 miles
- 2011 – 13,620 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass74,178 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 16 May 2011, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass74,178 miles (+323)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 74,178 miles
- Test number
- 553500606424
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass73,855 miles (+1,212)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 73,855 miles
- Test number
- 594636889970
- AdvisoryAll front and rear suspension components has advance corrosion.
Pass72,643 miles (+6,121)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 28 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 72,643 miles
- Test number
- 800866623072
- MinorWindscreen seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
Pass66,522 miles (+1,815)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 66,522 miles
- Test number
- 540026349542
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,707 miles (+1,551)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 64,707 miles
- Test number
- 297667053308
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,156 miles (+991)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 63,156 miles
- Test number
- 263694247966
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,165 miles (+2,535)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 62,165 miles
- Test number
- 770347569912
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,630 miles (+370)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 59,630 miles
- Test number
- 987583781871
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail59,260 miles (+8,966)2 dangerous1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 59,260 miles
- Test number
- 606770086361
- DangerousOffside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- DangerousOffside Rear Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureBrake performance not tested (3.7.A.1)
Pass50,294 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 50,294 miles
- Test number
- 461465431848
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail50,293 miles (+8,339)3 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 50,293 miles
- Test number
- 942137659055
- FailureNearside Rear Outer Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureNearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- FailureOffside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Pass41,954 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 41,954 miles
- Test number
- 178459834201
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail41,953 miles (+10,100)2 dangerous1 failure1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 41,953 miles
- Test number
- 705779034200
- DangerousNearside Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- DangerousOffside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureNearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- NoteNail in offside front tyre
Pass31,853 miles (+11,490)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 31,853 miles
- Test number
- 659413203298
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,363 miles (+3,181)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 20,363 miles
- Test number
- 187558502207
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,182 miles (+3,562)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2013
- Odometer
- 17,182 miles
- Test number
- 127300912436
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,620 miles
- MOT expiry
- 31 May 2012
- Odometer
- 13,620 miles
- Test number
- 909436331145
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail13,620 miles1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 13,620 miles
- Test number
- 956486431107
- FailureNearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Questions about 779 DRL
- What vehicle is registration 779 DRL currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 779 DRL on a grey petrol Volkswagen Golf first used on 31 May 2008. 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 779 DRL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 779 DRL is valid until 24 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on 779 DRL?
- The MOT on 779 DRL is valid until 24 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 779 DRL done?
- 779 DRL was recorded at 74,178 miles at its MOT on 25 Nov 2025, an average of 4,168 miles a year.
- Has 779 DRL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 779 DRL has failed 4 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 25 Aug 2016.
- Has the mileage on 779 DRL 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 779 DRL find?
- 779 DRL passed its latest MOT on 25 Nov 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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