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Volkswagen Polo GL62UXP — MOT history, mileage and tax

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2013 Volkswagen Polo

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At a glance

This white 2013 Volkswagen Polo has passed 7 of its 11 first-attempt MOT tests; 2013 Polos tested in 2025 passed 62.5% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 21 February 2026, was a pass at retest, 12 days after a fail for the wipers or washers and engine mil inoperative or indicates a. Mileage of 132,390 is above three-quarters of 2013 Polos tested in 2025.

Year
2013
Fuel
Petrol
Colour
White
Engine
1198cc
CO2
128 g/km
Euro status
—

1 Vehicle identity

Registration
GL62UXP
Make
Volkswagen
Model
Polo
Year
2013
First registered
16 Jan 2013
Fuel
Petrol
Engine
1198cc
Colour
White
CO2
128 g/km
Euro status
—
Marked for export
No
Wheel plan
2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Type approval
M1
V5C issued
22 Feb 2024
Vehicle age
13 yr 9 mo
Registration area
Maidstone
Revenue weight
1,550 kg

CO2 band: D — 128 g/km

A 0–100 g/km
£20/yr
B 101–110 g/km
£20/yr
C 111–120 g/km
£35/yr
D 121–130 g/km
£170/yr
E 131–140 g/km
£200/yr
F 141–150 g/km
£225/yr
G 151–165 g/km
£275/yr
H 166–175 g/km
£325/yr
I 176–185 g/km
£360/yr
J 186–200 g/km
£410/yr
K 201–225 g/km
£445/yr
L 226–255 g/km
£760/yr
M Over 255 g/km
£790/yr

Rates for cars first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017, single 12-month payment, correct as at April 2026. Check the current figures on GOV.UK.

2 Tax, MOT & ULEZ

Tax status
Untaxed (as at 25 Aug 2026)
Tax due
17 Jul 2026
Annual road tax
£170/yr (Band D)
MOT status
Valid (as at 25 Aug 2026)
MOT expiry
20 Feb 2027
ULEZ / Clean Air Zone
Compliance not verified
Outstanding recall
Not known
First used date
16 Jan 2013
Manufacture date
16 Jan 2013

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

Brakes

Major item, 11 Feb 2025: Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark. The car passed a test on 14 Feb 2025.

Major item, 11 Feb 2025: Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid. The car passed a test on 14 Feb 2025.

Major item, 11 Feb 2025: Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding. The car passed a test on 14 Feb 2025.

Major item, 11 Feb 2025: Parking brake efficiency below requirements. The car passed a test on 14 Feb 2025.

2 more in the full MOT history below.

Typical UK garage price for brake pad replacement: £100–£300. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

Critical

Suspension & steering

Major item, 11 Feb 2025: Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated. The car passed a test on 14 Feb 2025.

Advisory, 21 Feb 2026: Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s). Recorded at 3 tests.

Advisory, 21 Feb 2026: Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush. Recorded at 4 tests.

Advisory, 19 Feb 2026: Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s). Recorded at 3 tests.

4 more in the full MOT history below.

Typical UK garage price for coil spring replacement: £175–£400. Typical UK garage prices for each job, from published UK repair-cost guides, checked September 2026; not a quote.

Monitor

Tyres

Advisory, 14 Feb 2025: Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge. Recorded at 2 tests.

Advisory, 14 Feb 2025: Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing. Recorded at 3 tests.

Advisory, 14 Feb 2025: Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords. Recorded at 2 tests.

Advisory, 11 Feb 2025: Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge. Recorded at 2 tests.

3 more in the full MOT history below.

Critical

Lamps & visibility

Major item, 19 Feb 2026: Nearside Headlamp aim too high. Recorded at 2 tests. The car passed a test on 21 Feb 2026.

Major item, 19 Feb 2026: Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. The car passed a test on 21 Feb 2026.

Major item, 9 Feb 2026: Windscreen washer not working. Recorded at 3 tests. No later pass is on the record yet.

Major item, 9 Feb 2026: Nearside Headlamp aim too high. Recorded at 2 tests. No later pass is on the record yet.

13 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

Other

Major item, 19 Feb 2026: Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)). Recorded at 2 tests. The car passed a test on 21 Feb 2026.

Major item, 9 Feb 2026: Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)). Recorded at 2 tests. No later pass is on the record yet.

Advisory, 21 Feb 2026: Radiator insecure. Recorded at 3 tests.

Advisory, 19 Feb 2026: Radiator insecure. Recorded at 3 tests.

3 more in the full MOT history below.

No recent issue

Exhaust & emissions, Structure & corrosion, Engine – oil

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

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4 How it compares with other 2013 Polos

Against every Volkswagen Polo first used in 2013 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (38,297 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.

MeasureThis carTypical 2013 PoloWhat it means
Pass rate, first attempts7 of 11 (64%)62.5% in 2025In line with the group figure
Fails, first attempts2 of 1129.5% of first testsLower than the group figure
Fixed during the test (PRS)28.0% of first tests2 on this record
Mileage at its latest test (21 Feb 2026)132,390 miles75,837 (middle half 55,883–96,429)Above the middle half; not an outlier
Clean passes (no advisories)4 of 1128.2% of first testsHigher than the group figure

"Typical" is every Volkswagen Polo first used in 2013, any fuel or use — not adjusted for mileage. This car's figures are from its own record only. A first attempt is any test not within 10 days after a failed test of this car. A first attempt whose faults were all put right during the test counts as fixed during the test (PRS), not as a fail, as in DVSA's figures.

Check before you buy — for this car

  1. On this carBrakes. major item, minor item recorded in the last two years (2025). Worth looking at the discs and pads through the wheel spokes for scoring and a worn lip, and noticing on a test drive whether the car pulls to one side or the pedal feels long.
  2. On this carSuspension & steering. major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2021, 2024, 2025, 2026). Worth looking behind each wheel with a torch at the coil springs and bushes, and listening for knocks over bumps on a test drive.
  3. On this carTyres. advisory recorded in the last two years (2016, 2018, 2024, 2025). Worth checking the tread depth across the whole width of each tyre, and the sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
  4. On this carLamps & visibility. major item, minor item recorded in the last two years (2020, 2025, 2026). Worth asking someone to watch while you work every lamp and indicator, and checking the wipers clear the screen cleanly.
  5. On this carOther. major item, advisory recorded in the last two years (2024, 2025, 2026). Worth asking the seller about this item and having it looked at during an inspection.

This car vs what 2013 Polos usually fail on

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam10.6%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2020, 2025, 2026
Coil spring: fractured or broken10.5%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn9.2%this car: suspension & steering items recorded 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps8.4%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2020, 2025, 2026
Position lamp: not working7.9%this car: lamps & visibility items recorded 2020, 2025, 2026

Bars: share of 2013 Polo first tests that did not pass first time in 2025 carrying each item, in DVSA's wording. Right-hand note: what this car's own record shows in that area.

Mileage position

More on this year of Polo: 2013 Volkswagen Polo MOT statistics · all Polo years · Volkswagen

Seen how its record compares. What the public record cannot show is money owed on it.

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5 MOT history

Tests passed11 of 16
Tests failed5
Plate changesNone
Record sourceGreat Britain (DVSA)
Avg mileage/year6,742 mi
Pass rate69%
First mileage65,164 mi (as at 3 Mar 2016)
Last mileage132,390 mi (as at 21 Feb 2026)
Years on record10 yr
Colour at last MOTWhite

Test history

Pass 21 Feb 2026 132,390 mi Expiry 20 Feb 2027
  • Radiator insecure Advisory
  • Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
Fail 19 Feb 2026 132,383 mi
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Major — failed
  • Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) Major — failed
  • Radiator insecure Advisory
  • Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
Fail 9 Feb 2026 132,260 mi
  • Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Major — failed
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Major — failed
  • Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Major — failed
  • radiator insecure Advisory
  • Offside Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Advisory
Pass 14 Feb 2025 123,235 mi Expiry 13 Feb 2026
  • Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • radiator support broken Advisory
  • Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Advisory
  • Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) Minor
Fail 11 Feb 2025 123,229 mi
  • Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Major — failed
  • Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i)) Minor
  • Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (1.1.10 (f)) Minor
  • Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) Major — failed
  • Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i)) Major — failed
  • radiator support broken Advisory
  • Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Major — failed
  • Nearside Rear Nail in tyre Advisory
  • Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Major — failed
  • Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i)) Minor
  • Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) Major — failed
  • Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i)) Major — failed
Pass 14 Feb 2024 120,228 mi Expiry 13 Feb 2025
  • Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Advisory
  • Offside Rear Wheel bearing slightly noisy (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Advisory
  • Nearside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i)) Advisory
  • Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) Advisory
  • Lower radiator bracket broken. Advisory
Pass 24 Nov 2022 111,814 mi Expiry 23 Nov 2023

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 24 Nov 2021 95,768 mi Expiry 23 Nov 2022

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Fail 24 Nov 2021 95,768 mi
  • Dangerous Nearside Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) Fixed during test
Pass 9 Nov 2020 94,544 mi Expiry 8 Nov 2021
  • o/s/f headlight lens starting to mist up slightly. Advisory
Fail 9 Nov 2020 94,544 mi
  • Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Fixed during test
  • Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.7.2 (a)) Fixed during test
  • Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Fixed during test
  • o/s/f headlight lens starting to mist up slightly. Advisory
Pass 6 May 2020 92,741 mi Expiry 5 May 2021

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 4 May 2019 87,336 mi Expiry 7 Nov 2020

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 8 May 2018 81,759 mi Expiry 7 May 2019
  • Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Advisory
  • Offside Front tyre has slight wear on edges Advisory
Pass 20 Apr 2017 74,910 mi Expiry 19 Apr 2018

No advisories or defects recorded at this test.

Pass 3 Mar 2016 65,164 mi Expiry 2 Mar 2017
  • Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Advisory
  • Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Advisory

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