Volkswagen Golf
Blue and Blue · Petrol · 1998 · 1,595 cc
S85 SKLMOT history
S85 SKL is a blue and blue petrol Volkswagen Golf first used on 24 Oct 1998. Its MOT is valid until 18 Mar 2027 and it has passed 20 of 25 MOT tests, with 47,528 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 18 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 47,528 mi
- At MOT on 19 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 25
- 20 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 1,535 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- S85 SKL
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Blue and Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,595 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 24 Oct 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 18 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
S85 SKL was last recorded at 47,528 miles on 19 Mar 2026, 1,095 miles more than at the previous MOT on 11 Oct 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 46,433 miles · 11 Oct 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 1,095 miles
- Average per year
- 1,535 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 47,528 miles
- 2024 – 46,433 miles
- 2023 – 45,276 miles
- 2022 – 44,323 miles
- 2021 – 43,676 miles
- 2020 – 42,717 miles
- 2019 – 41,976 miles
- 2018 – 40,455 miles
- 2017 – 38,674 miles
- 2016 – 34,902 miles
- 2015 – 32,187 miles
- 2014 – 30,738 miles
- 2013 – 29,642 miles
- 2012 – 28,603 miles
- 2011 – 27,077 miles
- 2010 – 25,603 miles
- 2009 – 23,548 miles
- 2008 – 22,017 miles
- 2007 – 19,973 miles
- 2006 – 17,690 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.
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2008
Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2008
Full MOT history
25 tests since 10 Oct 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass47,528 miles (+1,095)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 47,528 miles
- Test number
- 608012675751
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,433 miles (+1,157)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 46,433 miles
- Test number
- 776587449377
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,276 miles
- MOT expiry
- 19 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 45,276 miles
- Test number
- 868951755648
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail45,276 miles (+953)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 45,276 miles
- Test number
- 849812334077
- MajorOffside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass44,323 miles (+647)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 44,323 miles
- Test number
- 164689272982
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass43,676 miles
- MOT expiry
- 19 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 43,676 miles
- Test number
- 367171561524
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail43,676 miles (+959)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 43,676 miles
- Test number
- 899043383148
- MajorBattery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top mount (5.3.2 (c))
Pass42,717 miles (+741)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 42,717 miles
- Test number
- 461752570304
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,976 miles (+1,521)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 41,976 miles
- Test number
- 962050026910
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,455 miles (+21)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 40,455 miles
- Test number
- 692993827405
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,434 miles (+1,760)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,434 miles
- Test number
- 260698912425
- MajorNearside Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))
Pass38,674 miles (+3,772)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Oct 2018
- Odometer
- 38,674 miles
- Test number
- 629989810983
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,902 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2017
- Odometer
- 34,902 miles
- Test number
- 549481948831
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail34,902 miles (+2,715)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 34,902 miles
- Test number
- 126552098893
- Repaired at testNearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
Pass32,187 miles (+1,449)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 32,187 miles
- Test number
- 324277476840
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,738 miles (+1,096)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2015
- Odometer
- 30,738 miles
- Test number
- 939633874200
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,642 miles (+1,039)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2014
- Odometer
- 29,642 miles
- Test number
- 916635173203
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,603 miles (+1,526)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2013
- Odometer
- 28,603 miles
- Test number
- 468325582256
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,077 miles (+1,474)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2012
- Odometer
- 27,077 miles
- Test number
- 116907571252
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,603 miles (+2,055)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2011
- Odometer
- 25,603 miles
- Test number
- 514275080284
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,548 miles (+1,531)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Oct 2010
- Odometer
- 23,548 miles
- Test number
- 234685389293
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,017 miles (+2)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2009
- Odometer
- 22,017 miles
- Test number
- 360054188272
- AdvisoryNearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
Fail22,015 miles (+2,042)2 failures6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 22,015 miles
- Test number
- 394373688425
- FailureNearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)
- FailureOffside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Pass19,973 miles (+2,283)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2008
- Odometer
- 19,973 miles
- Test number
- 334232687219
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,690 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Oct 2007
- Odometer
- 17,690 miles
- Test number
- 910703986263
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about S85 SKL
- Does S85 SKL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on S85 SKL is valid until 18 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on S85 SKL?
- The MOT on S85 SKL is valid until 18 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has S85 SKL done?
- S85 SKL was recorded at 47,528 miles at its MOT on 19 Mar 2026, an average of 1,535 miles a year.
- Has S85 SKL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. S85 SKL has failed 5 of its 25 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Oct 2023.
- Has the mileage on S85 SKL 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 S85 SKL find?
- S85 SKL passed its latest MOT on 19 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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