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VOLKSWAGEN POLO1988 · 1.0L PETROL

E685 VWN

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1988 VOLKSWAGEN POLO? It's a PETROL with a 1043cc engine showing 89,601 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 04/10/2007

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2007

Mileage: 89,601
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1988
Engine: 1043cc

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 (50%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

Locked

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

MOT data last updated: 6/5/2026, 7:57:22 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Polo (E685 VWN) from 1988 show a total of 2 MOT tests between October 2006 and October 2006.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 50% of its MOT tests, totaling 1 passes against 1 fails. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (8 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 4 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 brake binding (3.7.B.1)”; “Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY