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Sample data — for illustration only.
The valuation, finance record and MOT history below are fictional.
LK18 ABCVolkswagen Golf
2018 · Grey · Petrol · 1,984 cc · Manual
MOT
Valid
Due 04 Mar 2027
Tax
Taxed
Due 31 Mar 2027
Pro Checks Summary
Outstanding finance
1 agreement
Written off
No record
Stolen
Not reported
Insurance write-off (MIAFTR)
No record
Scrapped
No record
Imported / exported
Neither
Mileage anomaly
None detected
Plate changes
Original plate
Colour changes
Original colour
What this means for you
CarLlama AI AnalysisThe open hire-purchase agreement is the one finding here that can cost you the car. Until it is settled the finance company, not the seller, owns it — and a vehicle sold with finance outstanding can be repossessed from a buyer who paid in good faith. Ask for a settlement letter dated within the last few days, pay the finance company directly rather than the seller, and get written confirmation the agreement is closed before any money moves.
Based on 8 history checks · AI-generated answer
In-Person Vehicle Checks
These should match the V5C logbook and the car itself.
- VIN (last 5)
- …47281
- Engine number
- DLBA482917
- Engine
- 1,984 cc
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Registered
- 15 Mar 2018
- Last V5C issued
- 22 Aug 2023
- Previous keepers
- 3
Before you buy
Tick off at the viewingAsk for service history covering the DSG/manual gearbox oil change and the cambelt/water pump interval (the MK7.5 GTI EA888 uses a chain, so it's not strictly required — but factor it in if it's been driven hard). Listen for cold-start rattle and check the boot floor for signs of standing water from a leaking sunroof drain (a known issue). Confirm the V5C is in the seller's name at the address you're visiting, and take a 20-minute test drive that includes a full-throttle gear change and a tight low-speed turn — both will surface most major mechanical issues.
Paperwork
Cold start
Walkaround
Test drive
From this vehicle's data and general model knowledge. Verify with the seller and an independent inspection. · AI-generated answer
Outstanding Finance
Is there money still owed on this vehicle?
VW FINANCIAL SERVICES
ActiveHIRE PURCHASE- Date
- 25 Aug 2023
- Agreement
- HP-78429561
- Term
- 48 mo
- Contact
- 0370 010 1181
Runs to 25 Aug 2027 (11 months 9 days)
Write-off Records
Has it been recorded as Cat S, N, A or B?
Stolen Records
Has it been reported stolen to police?
MIAFTR Records
On the Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud Theft Register?
Scrapped
Has DVLA recorded this vehicle as scrapped?
Imported / Exported
Has this vehicle crossed UK borders?
Plate Changes
What plate changes have been made?
Original plate
LK18 ABCColour Changes
Has the vehicle been resprayed or recoloured?
Market Valuation
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance 5DR @ est. 68,120 mi
£14,800
Good condition, asking price
Currently listed at £14,995
£1,455 below its dealer forecourt value of £16,450.
- What a dealer would offer
- £12,100
- Good condition, asking price
- £14,800
- Typical forecourt price
- £16,450
What a dealer would offer
Typical forecourt price
Pricing and negotiation
CarLlama AI AnalysisSuggested opening offer
£14,200
£600 below the private value of £14,800 · currently advertised at £14,995
The Glass's Guide private average comes out around £14,000, with clean examples reaching £14,800. Asking prices on the open market for a 2018 GTI Performance with this mileage typically sit between £14,500 and £16,500 depending on options (Discover Pro Nav, DCC, Dynaudio). Anything materially above £16,500 should come with full service history and recent investment to justify it.
Based on valuation and advertising history · AI-generated answer
Down 54% from £32,500 new
Advertising History
Where this vehicle has been offered for sale, and how the asking price moved while it was advertised.
Ashcroft Motor Company, Solihull
Active listing16 Feb 2026 – 26 Jun 2026 (Advertised for 130 days)
£14,995
68,420 miles advertised
Price changes
- 16 Feb 2026£16,495listed
- 09 Mar 2026£15,995−£500
- 13 Apr 2026£15,495−£500
- 26 Jun 2026£14,995−£500
In the 130 days this vehicle has been advertised here, the asking price has fallen by £1,500.
Vantage VW Stratford, Stratford-upon-Avon
14 Aug 2024 – 21 Sept 2024 (Advertised for 38 days)
£18,250
54,110 miles advertised
In the 38 days this vehicle has been advertised here, the asking price did not change.
Dealer adverts only — private and auction sales never appear, so this is not a complete sales record. Mileage not verified.
Vehicle Tax
- VED band
- G
- CO₂ band
- 150-160
- CO₂ emissions
- 158 g/km
- CO₂ (technical)
- 158 g/km
- Tail-pipe class
- EURO 6
- Catalyst
- 3-WAY CATALYST
VED CO₂ bands
A
Up to 100
B-C
101-120
D-G
121-165
H-K
166-225
L-M
226+
VED rates
Highlighted band is the rate this vehicle is currently on.
First year
Standard
Band D-G. This vehicle was first registered after March 2017, so CO₂ set only its first-year rate — it now pays a flat standard rate whatever its emissions. The band is shown for comparison.
Keeper History
Second
2 years 2 months
Third
3 years 2 months
Current
3 years
Current keeper
Since Aug 2023
3 years
~6,407 mi/year
Third keeper
Jun 2020 – Aug 2023
3 years 2 months
~9,465 mi/year
Second keeper
Mar 2018 – Jun 2020
2 years 2 months
~9,551 mi/year
1 earlier keeper held this vehicle before the oldest tenure shown. No dated transfer is held for it, so how long that keeper had the car cannot be worked out.
MOT History
Average mileage increase
7,941mi/year
MOT History, at a glance
CarLlama AI AnalysisEvery MOT has been a pass at first attempt since 2021. Advisories cluster around the front brakes (noted as wearing thin in 2024) and a near-legal nearside front tyre at the most recent test. These are typical for a hot hatch driven enthusiastically — budget around £400-£600 to refresh the front pads, discs and a pair of premium tyres at an independent VAG specialist.
Estimated repair cost
£400 – £600
What the estimate covers — still outstanding after the latest test
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit, offside front · wear item
Based on 6 MOT tests · AI-generated answer
Tested
05 Mar 2026
Expires 04 Mar 2027
Mileage
68,120 mi
Advisory(1)
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit, offside front
- Test #
- 1234567890126
- Since last test
- 361 days
- Since last pass
- 361 days
- Miles since last pass
- 5,620 mi
- Odometer (km)
- 109,636 km
PASSEDTested
09 Mar 2025
Expires 08 Mar 2026
Mileage
62,500 mi
Advisory(2)
- Front brake disc worn but not seriously weakened (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Tyre worn close to the legal limit, offside front
- Test #
- 1234567890125
- Since last test
- 362 days
- Since last pass
- 362 days
- Miles since last pass
- 6,260 mi
- Odometer (km)
- 100,584 km
PASSEDTested
12 Mar 2024
Expires 11 Mar 2025
Mileage
56,240 mi
Advisory(1)
- Nearside rear tyre showing early signs of cracking
- Test #
- 1234567890124
- Since last test
- 370 days
- Since last pass
- 738 days
- Miles since last pass
- 18,120 mi
- Odometer (km)
- 90,517 km
PASSEDTested
08 Mar 2023
Mileage
47,890 mi
Major(1)
- Offside front brake pad less than 1.5mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (i))
Advisory(1)
- Slight oil leak at sump, no contamination
- Test #
- 1234567890123
- Since last test
- 368 days
- Since last pass
- 368 days
- Miles since last pass
- 9,770 mi
- Odometer (km)
- 77,071 km
FAILEDTested
05 Mar 2022
Expires 04 Mar 2023
Mileage
38,120 mi
- Test #
- 1234567890122
- Since last test
- 360 days
- Since last pass
- 360 days
- Miles since last pass
- 9,590 mi
- Odometer (km)
- 61,348 km
PASSEDTested
10 Mar 2021
Expires 09 Mar 2022
Mileage
28,530 mi
Extension period applied
COVID-19 6-month MOT extension applied to original due date. · +183 days · originally due 10 Sept 2020
- Test #
- 1234567890121
- Odometer (km)
- 45,915 km
PASSED
Mileage
- Readings
- No mileage anomalies found
- Lifetime average
- 7,941 mi/year
- Across the whole MOT record
- Recent rate
- 6,002 mi/year
- Since 12 Mar 2024
- Likely today
- 71,324 mi
- About 3,204 mi above the figure the valuation was struck at
Timeline
Notable events only, most recent first — plus the first and most recent MOT as landmarks. Routine passes in between are left out; the cards above hold the complete record.
Distance along the line is time, from first registration to today.
Today
- 2026
05 Mar 2026
Most recent MOT — Passed
68,120 miles · 1 advisory
16 Feb 2026
Advertised for sale
Ashcroft Motor Company · £14,995 · 68,420 miles advertised
- 2024
14 Aug 2024
Advertised for sale
Vantage VW Stratford · £18,250 · 54,110 miles advertised
- 2023
25 Aug 2023
Finance agreement recorded
VW FINANCIAL SERVICES · HIRE PURCHASE · 48 months
22 Aug 2023
Keeper changed
2 previous keepers at this point
08 Mar 2023
MOT failed
47,890 miles · 1 major defect · 1 advisory — Offside front brake pad less than 1.5mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (i))
- 2021
10 Mar 2021
First MOT
28,530 miles
- 2020
12 Jun 2020
Keeper changed
1 previous keeper at this point
- 2018
15 Mar 2018
First registered
Volkswagen Golf
Safety
Euro NCAP overall rating
Overall excellent performance in crash protection, and well equipped with crash-avoidance technology.
- Adult occupant
- 94%
- Child occupant
- 89%
- Pedestrian
- 65%
- Safety assist
- 71%
Full technical data
The manufacturer’s specification and the DVLA record, in full. The V5C details to check against the car itself are up in In-Person Vehicle Checks.
Vehicle Identity
- VRM
- LK18ABC
- VIN
- WVWZZZAUZJW847281
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf GTI Performance
- Year
- 2018
- First registered (UK)
- 15 Mar 2018
- Last record update
- 01 Dec 2024
- Transmission type
- Manual
- Transmission code
- M6
- Gears
- 6
- Wheel plan
- 2 Axle Rigid Body
- Vehicle class
- M1
- Used before first reg
- No
- MVRIS make code
- VWG
- MVRIS model code
- 01
- Driver position
- Right Hand Drive
- Power delivery
- Front Wheel Drive
- Type approval
- M1
- Limited edition
- No
- Series
- MK7.5
Engine Specification
- Engine make
- Volkswagen
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cylinder arrangement
- Inline
- Valves / cylinder
- 4
- Valve gear
- DOHC
- Aspiration
- Turbocharged
- Fuel system
- Direct Injection
- Fuel delivery
- Direct Injection
- Catalyst
- 3-WAY CATALYST
- Primary fuel
- Petrol
- Engine location
- Front Transverse
- Bore
- 82.5 mm
- Stroke
- 92.8 mm
- Driving axle
- Front
- Euro status
- EURO 6
Performance
- Power
- 245 bhp · 180 kW
- Power @
- 5,500 rpm
- Torque
- 370 Nm · 273 lb·ft
- Torque @
- 2,500 rpm
- 0-60 mph
- 6.2s
- 0-100 km/h
- 6.4s
- Top speed
- 155 mph · 250 km/h
- CO₂ (technical)
- 158 g/km
Dimensions & Weights
- Body shape
- 5 Door Hatchback
- Rigid / artic
- Rigid
- Doors
- 5
- Seats
- 5
- Axles
- 2
- Length
- 4,268 mm
- Width
- 1,790 mm
- Height
- 1,482 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2,626 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1,404 kg
- Unladen weight
- 1,356 kg
- Gross vehicle weight
- 1,900 kg
- Fuel tank
- 50 L
Fuel Consumption
- Urban (cold)
- 31.4 mpg · 9 L/100km
- Combined
- 41.5 mpg · 6.8 L/100km
- Extra-urban
- 51.4 mpg · 5.5 L/100km
NEDC laboratory figures, the standard for cars registered before September 2018. They are measured under test conditions rather than on the road, and real-world economy is typically lower — budget against your own driving, not against these.
SMMT Details
- Marque
- Volkswagen
- Marque code
- VWG
- Range
- Golf
- Series
- MK7.5
- Model variant
- GTI Performance 5DR
- Model code
- 01
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Drive type
- Front
- Transmission
- Manual
- Number of gears
- 6
- Number of doors
- 5
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine capacity
- 1984 cc
- Nominal capacity
- 2 L
- Market sector
- C
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Visibility date
- 01 Sept 2017
- System setup date
- 01 Sept 2017
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