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Audi A8 PE09DKA — MOT history, mileage and tax

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GB PE09DKA

2009 Audi A8

Generated from DVSA record, 6 Oct 2026
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Source DVSA (bulk record)
DVSA record · 6 Oct 2026DVLA fields (tax, ULEZ, CO2, recalls) not loaded yet
Year
2009
Fuel
Petrol
Colour
Black
Engine
5204cc
CO2
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Euro status
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1 Vehicle identity

Registration
PE09DKA
Make
Audi
Model
A8
Year
2009
First registered
25 Mar 2009
Fuel
Petrol
Engine
5204cc
Colour
Black
CO2
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Euro status
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Marked for export
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Wheel plan
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Type approval
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V5C issued
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Vehicle age
17 yr 6 mo
Registration area
Preston

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
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Tax due
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Annual road tax
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MOT status
Valid (as at 27 Sep 2026)
MOT expiry
10 Feb 2027
ULEZ / Clean Air Zone
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Outstanding recall
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First used date
25 Mar 2009
Manufacture date
25 Mar 2009

3 What this car’s MOT record points to

Read from the last two years of this car's own test record, grouped by area. Each line quotes what the tester wrote and the date of the test.

Critical

Lamps & visibility

Major item, 10 Feb 2025: Windscreen washer not working. The car passed a retest the same day.

Minor item, 2 Feb 2026: Offside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view.

Minor item, 11 Feb 2025: Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Recorded at 2 tests.

Minor item, 10 Feb 2025: Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Recorded at 2 tests.

1 more in the full MOT history below.

Typical UK garage price for lamp or bulb replacement: £30–£200. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

Critical

Structure & corrosion

Major item, 10 Feb 2025: Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. The car passed a retest the same day.

Monitor

Other

Advisory, 11 Feb 2025: bonnet struts weak. Recorded at 2 tests.

Advisory, 10 Feb 2025: bonnet struts weak. Recorded at 2 tests.

No recent issue

Brakes, Suspension & steering, Tyres, Exhaust & emissions, Engine – oil

Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.

Brakes: last recorded 25 May 2021 (major item), outside the two-year window. Tyres: last recorded 16 Oct 2023 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Engine – oil: last recorded 16 Oct 2023 (advisory), outside the two-year window.

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5 MOT history

Tests passed14 of 17
Tests failed3
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year6,250 mi
Pass rate82%
First mileage48,976 mi (as at 8 Mar 2012)
Last mileage135,881 mi (as at 2 Feb 2026)
Years on record13.9 yr
Colour at last MOTBlack

Test history

Pass 2 Feb 2026 135,881 mi Expiry 10 Feb 2027
  • Offside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) Minor
Pass 11 Feb 2025 133,957 mi Expiry 10 Feb 2026
  • Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) Minor
  • bonnet struts weak Advisory
Fail 10 Feb 2025 133,957 mi
  • Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) Minor
  • Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Major — failed
  • bonnet struts weak Advisory
  • tpms light on Advisory
Pass 16 Oct 2023 129,724 mi Expiry 15 Oct 2024
  • Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both (Inner edges (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Both (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
Pass 3 Aug 2022 124,089 mi Expiry 8 Aug 2023
  • front undertrays damaged Advisory
Pass 9 Aug 2021 114,276 mi Expiry 8 Aug 2022
  • Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both side (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
Fail 25 May 2021 114,273 mi
  • Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Major — failed
  • Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Advisory
  • Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both side's (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both side's (3.4 (b) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Dangerous Front Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Failed
  • Dangerous Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) Failed
Pass 5 May 2020 108,736 mi Expiry 4 May 2021

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 4 Mar 2019 101,351 mi Expiry 3 Mar 2020
  • Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Advisory
  • Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both bold (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
Pass 2 Oct 2017 83,736 mi Expiry 1 Oct 2018

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 17 Feb 2017 83,685 mi Expiry 15 Mar 2018

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 5 Mar 2016 75,707 mi Expiry 15 Mar 2017

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 16 Mar 2015 67,835 mi Expiry 15 Mar 2016

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 28 Feb 2014 60,925 mi Expiry 27 Feb 2015
  • NSF TYRE HAS CUT TO INNER SIDEWALL BUT CORDS NOT EXPOSED. Tester note
Pass 11 Jun 2013 58,169 mi Expiry 10 Jun 2014

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 8 Mar 2012 48,976 mi Expiry 25 Mar 2013
  • o/s headlamp washer n/w Tester note
Fail 8 Mar 2012 48,976 mi
  • Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) Failed
  • Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) Failed
  • Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) Failed
  • o/s headlamp washer n/w Tester note

MOT data sourced from DVSA, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DVSA bulk record as of 27 Sep 2026. DVLA-only fields (tax status, tax due, annual road tax, ULEZ/CO2/Euro status, export marker, wheel plan, type approval, V5C date, recalls) are not loaded until someone presses "Check latest from DVLA & DVSA". Sections 3 and 4 are SortedCars’ arithmetic on the same public record and on DVSA test statistics; they describe the record, not the car’s condition, and are not advice about buying it. Always have a used car inspected before you buy. Check the official record at GOV.UK: check MOT history.

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