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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1988 · 1.3L PETROL

F31 VCW

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 93,563 miles recorded, this GREEN 1988 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF runs on PETROL with a 1272cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT
Expired
Expires 21/02/2007
Tax
SORN
Statutory Off Road Notification
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1988
Engine
1272cc
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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45
/ 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
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 21, 2026, 10:01 PM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1988 Volkswagen Golf (F31 VCW), we found 2 MOT results in the period of February 2006 to February 2006.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 50% of its MOT tests, totaling 1 passes against 1 fails. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Bodywork (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings”; “Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountin”; “Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)”.

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