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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1999 · 1.8L Petrol

L100 LWM

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1999, Petrol, 1800cc) — mileage recorded at 171,312. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/09/2018

Tax

No data

Mileage: 171,312
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1999
Engine: 1800cc

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

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 4 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

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Salvage

Locked

Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 01:02 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1999 Volkswagen Golf (L100 LWM), we found 5 MOT results in the period of August 2015 to September 2017.

Across its entire MOT history, this Volkswagen has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (13 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Steering (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 20 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)”; “Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)”; “Offside Front brake caliper leaking (3.6.A.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY