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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1989 · 1.8L PETROL

F892 MMY

Vehicle Insight Summary

1989 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — PETROL, 1781cc. This vehicle has 141,191 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/10/2006

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 141,191
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1989
Engine: 1781cc

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.

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

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Finance

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Write-off

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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

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 01:37 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Golf (F892 MMY) from 1989 show a total of 2 MOT tests between September 2005 and October 2005.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass and 1 failure recorded. 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 (5 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice 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: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized (3.6.E.3)”.

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PASS

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