Volkswagen Transporter
Red · Diesel · 1999 · 2,459 cc
T970 XDLMOT history
T970 XDL is a red diesel Volkswagen Transporter first used on 31 Dec 1999. Its MOT is valid until 3 Sept 2027 and it has passed 11 of 15 MOT tests, with 166,700 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 4 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 3 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 166,700 mi
- At MOT on 4 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 11 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 5,129 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- T970 XDL
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Transporter
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,459 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1999
- First used
- 31 Dec 1999
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 3 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 4 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
T970 XDL was last recorded at 166,700 miles on 4 Sept 2026, 2,737 miles more than at the previous MOT on 30 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 163,963 miles · 30 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 2,737 miles
- Average per year
- 5,129 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 166,700 miles
- 2025 – 163,963 miles
- 2024 – 161,052 miles
- 2023 – 158,474 miles
- 2022 – 152,371 miles
- 2021 – 144,773 miles
- 2019 – 131,980 miles
- 2018 – 124,647 miles
- 2017 – 118,719 miles
- 2016 – 113,624 miles
- 2015 – 109,005 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 Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Offside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Full MOT history
15 tests since 4 Jun 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass166,700 miles (+2,737)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 166,700 miles
- Test number
- 5882028
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,963 miles (+2,911)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Aug 2026
- Odometer
- 163,963 miles
- Test number
- 4682080
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass161,052 miles (+2,578)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2025
- Odometer
- 161,052 miles
- Test number
- 3401408
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass158,474 miles (+6,103)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 158,474 miles
- Test number
- 2245635
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass152,371 miles (+7,598)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 152,371 miles
- Test number
- 889689
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass144,773 miles (+255)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 144,773 miles
- Test number
- 23092372
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail144,518 miles (+12,538)
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 144,518 miles
- Test number
- 23072559
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass131,980 miles (+61)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2021
- Odometer
- 131,980 miles
- Test number
- 20963406
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail131,919 miles (+7,272)
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 131,919 miles
- Test number
- 20938545
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass124,647 miles
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2019
- Odometer
- 124,647 miles
- Test number
- 19416304
No defects or advisories recorded.
FailMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 19291884
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass118,719 miles (+5,095)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 118,719 miles
- Test number
- 484923929165
- AdvisoryPower steering pipes getting rusty
- AdvisorySmall amount of movement in o/s steering rack end
Pass113,624 miles (+4,619)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 113,624 miles
- Test number
- 464755766967
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass109,005 miles (+18)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 8 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 109,005 miles
- Test number
- 625630965107
- AdvisoryNearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- AdvisoryOffside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Fail108,987 miles6 failures2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 108,987 miles
- Test number
- 358885055119
- FailureBrakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
- FailureNearside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- FailureOffside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- FailureOffside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- FailureOffside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- AdvisoryNearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- AdvisoryOffside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
Questions about T970 XDL
- Does T970 XDL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on T970 XDL is valid until 3 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on T970 XDL?
- The MOT on T970 XDL is valid until 3 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has T970 XDL done?
- T970 XDL was recorded at 166,700 miles at its MOT on 4 Sept 2026, an average of 5,129 miles a year.
- Has T970 XDL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. T970 XDL has failed 4 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 11 Jun 2021.
- Has the mileage on T970 XDL 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 T970 XDL find?
- T970 XDL passed its latest MOT on 4 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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