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2001 VOLVO V401.9L Diesel

BO51 AEJ

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2001 VOLVO V40? It's a Diesel with a 1870cc engine showing 150,681 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 21/12/2025

Tax

No data

£8.99

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Mileage: 150,681
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 2001
Engine: 1870cc

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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Full History Report

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 31 Jul 2026, 09:18

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2001 Volvo V40 (BO51 AEJ), we found 5 MOT results in the period of December 2022 to December 2024.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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: Brakes (16 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 19 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 2 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY