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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1988 · 1.8L PETROL

E601 LLA

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1988, PETROL, 1781cc) — mileage recorded at 114,345. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 10/04/2022

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/08/2022

Mileage: 114,345
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1988
Engine: 1781cc

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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Locked

Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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Locked

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 5:14:09 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1988 Volkswagen Golf (E601 LLA), we found 5 MOT results in the period of June 2015 to April 2021.

Across its entire MOT history, this Volkswagen has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (12 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 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: “Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress ”; “Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY