Volkswagen Golf
Grey · Diesel · 2007 · 1,896 cc
TBC 494MOT history
TBC 494 is a grey diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 26 Sept 2007. Its MOT is valid until 26 Sept 2027 and it has passed 17 of 17 MOT tests, with 75,308 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 25 Sept 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 26 Sept 2027
- Mileage
- 75,308 mi
- At MOT on 25 Sept 2026
- MOT tests
- 17
- 17 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 3,290 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- TBC 494
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,896 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2007
- First used
- 26 Sept 2007
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 26 Sept 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 25 Sept 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
TBC 494 was last recorded at 75,308 miles on 25 Sept 2026, 1,779 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Sept 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 4 Sept 2012: 29,892 miles, lower than 62,629 miles on 16 Sept 2011.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 73,529 miles · 24 Sept 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 1,779 miles
- Average per year
- 3,290 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 75,308 miles
- 2025 – 73,529 miles
- 2024 – 71,364 miles
- 2023 – 67,888 miles
- 2022 – 62,870 miles
- 2021 – 60,736 miles
- 2020 – 59,227 miles
- 2019 – 58,527 miles
- 2018 – 57,043 miles
- 2017 – 51,123 miles
- 2016 – 48,576 miles
- 2015 – 44,084 miles
- 2014 – 40,199 miles
- 2013 – 34,953 miles
- 2012 – 29,892 miles
- 2011 – 62,629 miles
- 2010 – 22,561 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 Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2016–2017
Full MOT history
17 tests since 14 Sept 2010, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass75,308 miles (+1,779)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2027
- Odometer
- 75,308 miles
- Test number
- 934595736690
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass73,529 miles (+2,165)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 73,529 miles
- Test number
- 684677996783
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass71,364 miles (+3,476)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 71,364 miles
- Test number
- 397899242041
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,888 miles (+5,018)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 67,888 miles
- Test number
- 299767380618
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,870 miles (+2,134)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2023
- Odometer
- 62,870 miles
- Test number
- 552875102492
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass60,736 miles (+1,509)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2022
- Odometer
- 60,736 miles
- Test number
- 238888254695
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,227 miles (+700)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 59,227 miles
- Test number
- 882742225732
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,527 miles (+1,484)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 58,527 miles
- Test number
- 933088018413
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,043 miles (+5,920)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 57,043 miles
- Test number
- 828327200879
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,123 miles (+2,547)5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 51,123 miles
- Test number
- 476154275005
- AdvisoryBoth rear inner lower arm bushes perished
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyres wearing bold inner edge
- AdvisoryEngine management light on
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass48,576 miles (+4,492)5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 48,576 miles
- Test number
- 862671732648
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyre treads cracking
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyres wearing low inner edges
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- 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)
Pass44,084 miles (+3,885)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 44,084 miles
- Test number
- 345707216548
- AdvisoryBoth rear tyres slightly stepped
Pass40,199 miles (+5,246)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 40,199 miles
- Test number
- 629916264212
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,953 miles (+5,061)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 34,953 miles
- Test number
- 159872943273
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,892 miles (-32,737)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 29,892 miles
- Test number
- 659058242298
- NoteEmissions to clean to give a reading.
Pass62,629 miles (+40,068)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 62,629 miles
- Test number
- 219529251226
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,561 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 22,561 miles
- Test number
- 543327250278
- NoteNail in offside rear tyre
Questions about TBC 494
- What vehicle is registration TBC 494 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show TBC 494 on a grey diesel Volkswagen Golf first used on 26 Sept 2007. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does TBC 494 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on TBC 494 is valid until 26 Sept 2027.
- When is the MOT due on TBC 494?
- The MOT on TBC 494 is valid until 26 Sept 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has TBC 494 done?
- TBC 494 was recorded at 75,308 miles at its MOT on 25 Sept 2026, an average of 3,290 miles a year.
- Has TBC 494 ever failed its MOT?
- No. TBC 494 has passed all 17 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on TBC 494 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 4 Sept 2012. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on TBC 494 find?
- TBC 494 passed its latest MOT on 25 Sept 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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