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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2002 · 1.6L PETROL

AF52 KSJ

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF is a PETROL vehicle with a 1598cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 132,671.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/11/2019

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 132,671
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2002
Engine: 1598cc

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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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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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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2002 Volkswagen Golf (AF52 KSJ), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2016 to November 2018.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

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

There are 15 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam BUSH (5.1.2 (c) (i))”; “Nearside Rear Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam BUSH (5.1.2 (c) (i))”; “Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt ”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY