
Volkswagen California
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 1,968 cc
F5 VWCMOT history
F5 VWC is a grey diesel Volkswagen California first used on 16 Oct 2012. Its MOT is valid until 29 Jul 2027 and it has passed 12 of 13 MOT tests, with 146,781 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 30 Jul 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 146,781 mi
- At MOT on 30 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 12 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 10,474 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- F5 VWC
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- California
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 16 Oct 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
F5 VWC was last recorded at 146,781 miles on 30 Jul 2026, 2,033 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 144,748 miles · 24 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,033 miles
- Average per year
- 10,474 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 146,781 miles
- 2025 – 144,748 miles
- 2024 – 140,910 miles
- 2023 – 136,637 miles
- 2022 – 129,897 miles
- 2021 – 115,887 miles
- 2020 – 105,097 miles
- 2019 – 91,774 miles
- 2018 – 78,280 miles
- 2017 – 59,572 miles
- 2016 – 46,358 miles
- 2015 – 32,935 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.
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015–2016
Full MOT history
13 tests since 16 Sept 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass146,781 miles (+2,033)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 146,781 miles
- Test number
- 168861266288
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass144,748 miles (+3,838)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 144,748 miles
- Test number
- 359281663933
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass140,910 miles (+4,273)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 140,910 miles
- Test number
- 952592394194
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass136,637 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 136,637 miles
- Test number
- 887139316983
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail136,637 miles (+6,740)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 136,637 miles
- Test number
- 286225183227
- MajorOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass129,897 miles (+14,010)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 129,897 miles
- Test number
- 678672679918
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass115,887 miles (+10,790)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 115,887 miles
- Test number
- 250898430425
- AdvisoryExhaust system corroded
Pass105,097 miles (+13,323)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 9 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 105,097 miles
- Test number
- 282476453225
- AdvisoryNearside Outer sill damaged
Pass91,774 miles (+13,494)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 25 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 91,774 miles
- Test number
- 962417657300
- AdvisoryNearside body sill damaged
Pass78,280 miles (+18,708)8 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 78,280 miles
- Test number
- 918097628163
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Sill damaged
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Nail in tyre
Pass59,572 miles (+13,214)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 25 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 59,572 miles
- Test number
- 373326522636
- AdvisoryN/s body sill damaged
Pass46,358 miles (+13,423)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 46,358 miles
- Test number
- 253694951529
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Rear reflector slightly damaged but function not impaired temp repair made (1.5.1c)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass32,935 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 32,935 miles
- Test number
- 915216706605
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Questions about F5 VWC
- Does F5 VWC currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on F5 VWC is valid until 29 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on F5 VWC?
- The MOT on F5 VWC is valid until 29 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has F5 VWC done?
- F5 VWC was recorded at 146,781 miles at its MOT on 30 Jul 2026, an average of 10,474 miles a year.
- Has F5 VWC ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. F5 VWC has failed 1 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 29 Jun 2023.
- Has the mileage on F5 VWC 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 F5 VWC find?
- F5 VWC passed its latest MOT on 30 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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