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AUSTIN MINI1989 · 1.0L PETROL

F454 KDB

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 70,726 miles recorded, this GREEN 1989 AUSTIN MINI runs on PETROL with a 998cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 04/12/2020

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 70,726
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1989
Engine: 998cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (33%)

✗ 4 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

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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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 4, 2026, 11:52 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1989, this Austin Mini with plate F454 KDB has undergone 3 MOT inspections since March 2019.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 33% pass rate, with 1 pass and 2 failures recorded. 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: Brakes (11 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 8 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 23 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY