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FORD ESCORT1994 · 1.6L Petrol

L956 WDU

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 77,413 miles recorded, this Red 1994 FORD ESCORT runs on Petrol with a 1597cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/01/2009

Tax

No data

Mileage: 77,413
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1994
Engine: 1597cc

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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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 04:28 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1994 Ford Escort (L956 WDU), we found 5 MOT results in the period of January 2007 to January 2009.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures 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 (14 issues), Lighting (7 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Bodywork (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 21 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 8 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mounti”; “Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)”; “Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY