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VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA1968 · 1.5L PETROL

ABW 524F

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1968 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN GHIA? It's a PETROL with a 1500cc engine showing 97,896 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's taxed for the road. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Failed

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Tax

Taxed

Expires 01/07/2027

Mileage: 97,896
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1968
Engine: 1500cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (0%)

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:48 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1968 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (ABW 524F), we found 1 MOT result in the period of July 2021 to July 2021.

With 0 passes and 1 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 0%. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Windscreen (2 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))”.

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