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FORD ESCORT1994 · 1.3L PETROL

L197 HOJ

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 22,814 miles recorded, this RED 1994 FORD ESCORT runs on PETROL with a 1299cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/06/2008

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 27/06/2008

Mileage: 22,814
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1994
Engine: 1299cc

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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! 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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Destruction

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/21/2026, 6:24:46 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1994, this Ford Escort with plate L197 HOJ has undergone 4 MOT inspections since June 2006.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 50% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 2 fails. This pass rate is below average and potential buyers should investigate the failure history carefully.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (5 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A”.

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