Volkswagen Golf
Green · Petrol · 1997 · 1,984 cc
L23 RLSMOT history
L23 RLS is a green petrol Volkswagen Golf first used on 1 Aug 1997. Its MOT is valid until 8 Dec 2026 and it has passed 7 of 7 MOT tests, with 70,425 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 1 Dec 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 8 Dec 2026
- Mileage
- 70,425 mi
- At MOT on 1 Dec 2025
- MOT tests
- 7
- 7 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- Not enough data
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L23 RLS
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,984 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1997
- First used
- 1 Aug 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 8 Dec 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 1 Dec 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
L23 RLS was last recorded at 70,425 miles on 1 Dec 2025, 1,753 miles more than at the previous MOT on 29 Nov 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 24 Aug 2021: 61,428 miles, lower than 143,275 miles on 26 Jul 2007.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 68,672 miles · 29 Nov 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 1,753 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 70,425 miles
- 2024 – 68,672 miles
- 2023 – 66,408 miles
- 2022 – 64,280 miles
- 2021 – 61,428 miles
- 2007 – 143,275 miles
- 2006 – 126,364 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
7 tests since 28 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass70,425 miles (+1,753)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2026
- Odometer
- 70,425 miles
- Test number
- 718438673283
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,672 miles (+2,264)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2025
- Odometer
- 68,672 miles
- Test number
- 289692016205
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass66,408 miles (+2,128)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2024
- Odometer
- 66,408 miles
- Test number
- 954334506690
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,280 miles (+2,852)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2023
- Odometer
- 64,280 miles
- Test number
- 758841170443
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,428 miles (-81,847)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 61,428 miles
- Test number
- 436578904244
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass143,275 miles (+16,911)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 143,275 miles
- Test number
- 712857507295
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass126,364 miles
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 126,364 miles
- Test number
- 370649906237
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L23 RLS
- Does L23 RLS currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L23 RLS is valid until 8 Dec 2026.
- When is the MOT due on L23 RLS?
- The MOT on L23 RLS is valid until 8 Dec 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L23 RLS done?
- L23 RLS was recorded at 70,425 miles at its MOT on 1 Dec 2025.
- Has L23 RLS ever failed its MOT?
- No. L23 RLS has passed all 7 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on L23 RLS ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 24 Aug 2021. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on L23 RLS find?
- L23 RLS passed its latest MOT on 1 Dec 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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