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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1993 · 1.8L Petrol

L288 FTH

Vehicle Insight Summary

1993 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — Petrol, 1781cc. This vehicle has 144,689 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/02/2007

Tax

No data

Mileage: 144,689
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1993
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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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 01:00 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1993 Volkswagen Golf (L288 FTH), we found 2 MOT results in the period of February 2006 to February 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass and 1 failure 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 (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)”; “Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)”; “Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)”.

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