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1988 FORD ESCORT1.6L Petrol

E657 BGC

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1988 FORD ESCORT? It's a Petrol with a 1597cc engine showing 42,979 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/04/2023

Tax

No data

£8.99

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Mileage: 42,979
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1988
Engine: 1597cc

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 (50%)

! 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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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: 15 Apr 2026, 17:56

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1988 Ford Escort (E657 BGC), we found 2 MOT results in the period of April 2022 to April 2022.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass and 1 failure recorded. This pass rate is below average and potential buyers should investigate the failure history carefully.

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PASS

FAIL

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