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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) July 26, 2001
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                        Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


      333-54736-01                              31-175007
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(Commission File Number)       (Registrant's I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


      2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia            22042
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)


                                 (703) 875-1000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         The Registrant is filing the exhibit listed in Item 7(c) below in
connection with the issuance of Class A-1 Automobile Receivable-Backed Notes,
Class A-2 Automobile Receivable-Backed Notes, Class A-3 Automobile
Receivable-Backed Notes and Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes by Capital One Auto
Finance Trust 2001-A described in the Final Prospectus Supplement dated July 12,
2001.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)  Exhibits.


EXHIBIT
  NO.           DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

8.1             Opinion of Mayer, Brown & Platt with respect to tax matters























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                                   SIGNATURES

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




July 26, 2001
                                  CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC

                                  By:  /s/ Jeffery Elswick
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                                  Name:  Jeffery Elswick
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                                  Title: President
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