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FORD ESCORT1995 · 1.6L Petrol

M290 URR

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1995 FORD ESCORT? It's a Petrol with a 1597cc engine showing 8,081 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 04/12/2007

Tax

No data

Mileage: 8,081
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1995
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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/ 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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Stolen

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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 24, 2026, 02:43 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1995 Ford Escort (M290 URR) has a recorded MOT history spanning from December 2005 to November 2006, with 4 MOT tests on record.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 50% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 2 fails. 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 (7 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Tyres (1 issue), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 7 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)”; “Offside Rear coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY