
Volkswagen Golf
Blue · Diesel · 2016 · 1,598 cc
S12 EFFMOT history
S12 EFF is a blue diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 17 Mar 2016. Its MOT is valid until 16 Dec 2026 and it has passed 8 of 9 MOT tests, with 50,324 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Nov 2025.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 16 Dec 2026
- Mileage
- 50,324 mi
- At MOT on 25 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 9
- 8 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 2,222 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- S12 EFF
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,598 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2016
- First used
- 17 Mar 2016
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 16 Dec 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
S12 EFF was last recorded at 50,324 miles on 25 Nov 2025, 2,407 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Nov 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 29 Nov 2019: 31,054 miles, lower than 34,903 miles on 17 Dec 2018.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 47,917 miles · 18 Nov 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 2,407 miles
- Average per year
- 2,222 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 50,324 miles
- 2024 – 47,917 miles
- 2023 – 45,943 miles
- 2022 – 44,383 miles
- 2021 – 39,560 miles
- 2020 – 35,281 miles
- 2019 – 31,054 miles
- 2018 – 34,903 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
9 tests since 17 Dec 2018, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass50,324 miles (+2,407)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2026
- Odometer
- 50,324 miles
- Test number
- 502495049206
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass47,917 miles (+1,974)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2025
- Odometer
- 47,917 miles
- Test number
- 731536274536
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,943 miles (+1,560)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2024
- Odometer
- 45,943 miles
- Test number
- 766769504675
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,383 miles (+71)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2023
- Odometer
- 44,383 miles
- Test number
- 137971062484
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail44,312 miles (+4,752)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 44,312 miles
- Test number
- 337880247017
- MajorOffside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass39,560 miles (+4,279)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2022
- Odometer
- 39,560 miles
- Test number
- 265620812806
- AdvisoryRear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass35,281 miles (+4,227)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 35,281 miles
- Test number
- 794157683141
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,054 miles (-3,849)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- 31,054 miles
- Test number
- 922161821732
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,903 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Dec 2019
- Odometer
- 34,903 miles
- Test number
- 617453370240
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about S12 EFF
- Does S12 EFF currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on S12 EFF is valid until 16 Dec 2026.
- When is the MOT due on S12 EFF?
- The MOT on S12 EFF is valid until 16 Dec 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has S12 EFF done?
- S12 EFF was recorded at 50,324 miles at its MOT on 25 Nov 2025, an average of 2,222 miles a year.
- Has S12 EFF ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. S12 EFF has failed 1 of its 9 MOT tests, most recently on 7 Dec 2022.
- Has the mileage on S12 EFF ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 29 Nov 2019. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on S12 EFF find?
- S12 EFF passed its latest MOT on 25 Nov 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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