Volkswagen Golf
Grey · Petrol · 2012 · 1,896 cc
LP61 JOUMOT history
LP61 JOU is a grey petrol Volkswagen Golf first used on 14 Feb 2012. Its MOT is valid until 18 May 2027 and it has passed 10 of 12 MOT tests, with 73,438 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 16 May 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 18 May 2027
- Mileage
- 73,438 mi
- At MOT on 16 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 12
- 10 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 3,552 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LP61 JOU
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,896 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 14 Feb 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 18 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 16 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LP61 JOU was last recorded at 73,438 miles on 16 May 2026, 3,742 miles more than at the previous MOT on 19 May 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 69,696 miles · 19 May 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,742 miles
- Average per year
- 3,552 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 73,438 miles
- 2025 – 69,696 miles
- 2024 – 65,037 miles
- 2022 – 64,074 miles
- 2021 – 61,129 miles
- 2019 – 59,325 miles
- 2018 – 53,532 miles
- 2017 – 49,187 miles
- 2016 – 41,941 miles
- 2015 – 33,493 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass73,438 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
12 tests since 16 Feb 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass73,438 miles (+3,742)
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2027
- Odometer
- 73,438 miles
- Test number
- 284404112055
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass69,696 miles (+4,659)
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2026
- Odometer
- 69,696 miles
- Test number
- 133226063767
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass65,037 miles (+963)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2025
- Odometer
- 65,037 miles
- Test number
- 645431566709
- AdvisoryNearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Pass64,074 miles (+2,945)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2023
- Odometer
- 64,074 miles
- Test number
- 107295164786
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,129 miles (+1,804)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 8 Dec 2022
- Odometer
- 61,129 miles
- Test number
- 896173590569
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
Pass59,325 miles (+5,793)1 minor2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 24 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 59,325 miles
- Test number
- 408928713620
- MinorOffside Front Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (h) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass53,532 miles (+4,345)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 53,532 miles
- Test number
- 312460188131
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,187 miles
- MOT expiry
- 15 Feb 2018
- Odometer
- 49,187 miles
- Test number
- 315699551976
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail49,187 miles (+7,246)1 dangerous1 failure1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 49,187 miles
- Test number
- 984657646148
- DangerousOffside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
- FailureService brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- AdvisorySecondary bonnet catch seized
Pass41,941 miles (+8,448)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Feb 2017
- Odometer
- 41,941 miles
- Test number
- 984542510251
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail33,493 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,493 miles
- Test number
- 165347545028
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Pass33,493 miles
- MOT expiry
- 15 Feb 2016
- Odometer
- 33,493 miles
- Test number
- 235277645041
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LP61 JOU
- Does LP61 JOU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LP61 JOU is valid until 18 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LP61 JOU?
- The MOT on LP61 JOU is valid until 18 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LP61 JOU done?
- LP61 JOU was recorded at 73,438 miles at its MOT on 16 May 2026, an average of 3,552 miles a year.
- Has LP61 JOU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LP61 JOU has failed 2 of its 12 MOT tests, most recently on 6 Feb 2017.
- Has the mileage on LP61 JOU 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 JOU find?
- LP61 JOU passed its latest MOT on 16 May 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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