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VOLKSWAGEN POLO2008 · 1.2L PETROL

AC08 BWM

Vehicle Insight Summary

2008 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — PETROL, 1198cc. This vehicle has 109,042 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/08/2019

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 02/07/2019

Mileage: 109,042
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2008
Engine: 1198cc

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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 2008 Volkswagen Polo (AC08 BWM) has a recorded MOT history spanning from August 2016 to August 2018, with 5 MOT tests on record.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Steering (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Lighting (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))”; “Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY