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1989 FORD ESCORT1.6L Petrol

F472 VHP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1989 FORD ESCORT? It's a Petrol with a 1597cc engine showing 97,975 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/04/2026

Tax

No data

Mileage: 97,975
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1989
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 (67%)

! Older vehicle

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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, 16:56

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1989 Ford Escort (F472 VHP), we found 3 MOT results in the period of May 2023 to April 2026.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 67% pass rate, with 2 passes and 1 failure recorded. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

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PASS

FAIL

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