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2012 Volkswagen Up
This white 2012 Volkswagen Up has passed 9 of its 12 first-attempt MOT tests; 2012 Ups tested in 2025 passed 73.9% of first attempts. Its most recent test, on 3 July 2026, was a pass at retest, 2 days after a fail for a front ball joint and brake lever has insufficient reserve travel. Mileage of 86,917 is inside the middle half of 2012 Ups tested in 2025.
CO2 band: B — 105 g/km
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.
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.
Major item, 1 Jul 2026: Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel
. The car passed a test on 3 Jul 2026.
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.
Major item, 1 Jul 2026: Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
. The car passed a test on 3 Jul 2026.
Advisory, 3 Jul 2026: Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 3 Jul 2026: Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear
. Recorded at 2 tests.
Advisory, 1 Jul 2026: Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear
. Recorded at 2 tests.
9 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.
Major item, 1 Jul 2026: Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working
. The car passed a test on 3 Jul 2026.
Item fixed during the test, 27 Jun 2025: Rear Registration plate lamp missing in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
.
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.
Nothing recorded against these in the last two years of tests.
Tyres: last recorded 28 Jun 2024 (advisory), outside the two-year window. Exhaust & emissions: last recorded 7 Jun 2021 (advisory), outside the two-year window.
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Against every Volkswagen Up first used in 2012 and tested in Great Britain in the 2025 test year (13,833 first-attempt tests) — the most recent full year available.
| Measure | This car | Typical 2012 Up | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass rate, first attempts | 9 of 12 (75%) | 73.9% in 2025 | In line with the group figure |
| Fails, first attempts | 2 of 12 | 19.8% of first tests | Lower than the group figure |
| Fixed during the test (PRS) | 1 | 6.3% of first tests | 1 on this record |
| Mileage at its latest test (3 Jul 2026) | 86,917 miles | 69,678 (middle half 49,558–91,168) | Inside the middle half; not an outlier |
| Clean passes (no advisories) | 6 of 12 | 39.8% of first tests | Higher than the group figure |
"Typical" is every Volkswagen Up first used in 2012, 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.
Bars: share of 2012 Up 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.
This car: 86,917 miles at its latest test — inside the middle half.
More on this year of Up: 2012 Volkswagen Up MOT statistics · all Up years · Volkswagen
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No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
No advisories or defects recorded at this test.
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This is the public record for one vehicle, drawn from two government sources: DVLA for the registration — make, year, colour, fuel, emissions, tax and MOT status — and DVSA for every MOT result and mileage reading since 2005. Nothing here costs anything, and nothing here identifies the keeper.
What it cannot tell you is the commercial history: outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and stolen markers. Those come from Experian and are not public. They are the difference between a car you can drive and a car you can lose — see SortedCars Reports, or read the longer guide on the free car check.
The DVLA and DVSA data on this page contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVLA or DVSA.