Volkswagen Golf
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 1,598 cc
LP61 FTOMOT history
LP61 FTO is a grey diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 25 Jan 2012. Its MOT is valid until 29 Jan 2027 and it has passed 12 of 14 MOT tests, with 144,419 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Jan 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Jan 2027
- Mileage
- 144,419 mi
- At MOT on 19 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 14
- 12 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 9,936 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LP61 FTO
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,598 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 25 Jan 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Jan 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LP61 FTO was last recorded at 144,419 miles on 19 Jan 2026, 6,174 miles more than at the previous MOT on 28 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 138,245 miles · 28 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 6,174 miles
- Average per year
- 9,936 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 144,419 miles
- 2025 – 138,245 miles
- 2024 – 131,823 miles
- 2023 – 124,515 miles
- 2022 – 105,367 miles
- 2021 – 102,551 miles
- 2020 – 97,804 miles
- 2019 – 83,271 miles
- 2018 – 69,002 miles
- 2017 – 53,251 miles
- 2016 – 43,230 miles
- 2015 – 35,140 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass144,419 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
14 tests since 20 Jan 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass144,419 miles (+6,174)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2027
- Odometer
- 144,419 miles
- Test number
- 160386893598
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass138,245 miles (+114)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2026
- Odometer
- 138,245 miles
- Test number
- 314191601712
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail138,131 miles (+6,308)7 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 138,131 miles
- Test number
- 761064061919
- MajorNearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- MajorOffside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
- MajorOffside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- MajorOffside Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
Pass131,823 miles (+7,308)8 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 131,823 miles
- Test number
- 650003182764
- AdvisoryNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryRear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Pass124,515 miles (+19,148)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 124,515 miles
- Test number
- 168701872161
- AdvisoryFront Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass105,367 miles (+1)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 105,367 miles
- Test number
- 581054590348
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail105,366 miles (+2,815)2 major2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 105,366 miles
- Test number
- 611039719669
- MajorNearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass102,551 miles (+4,747)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2022
- Odometer
- 102,551 miles
- Test number
- 866001191356
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass97,804 miles (+14,533)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 97,804 miles
- Test number
- 530859519995
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,271 miles (+14,269)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2020
- Odometer
- 83,271 miles
- Test number
- 337917712833
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass69,002 miles (+15,751)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2019
- Odometer
- 69,002 miles
- Test number
- 214776165629
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,251 miles (+10,021)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jan 2018
- Odometer
- 53,251 miles
- Test number
- 282471483821
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,230 miles (+8,090)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2017
- Odometer
- 43,230 miles
- Test number
- 663823105282
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,140 miles2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2016
- Odometer
- 35,140 miles
- Test number
- 187200625458
- NoteEngine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay
- NoteUnder-trays fitted obscuring some underside components
Questions about LP61 FTO
- Does LP61 FTO currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LP61 FTO is valid until 29 Jan 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LP61 FTO?
- The MOT on LP61 FTO is valid until 29 Jan 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LP61 FTO done?
- LP61 FTO was recorded at 144,419 miles at its MOT on 19 Jan 2026, an average of 9,936 miles a year.
- Has LP61 FTO ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LP61 FTO has failed 2 of its 14 MOT tests, most recently on 22 Jan 2025.
- Has the mileage on LP61 FTO 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 LP61 FTO find?
- LP61 FTO passed its latest MOT on 19 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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