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FORD ESCORT1996 · 1.6L Petrol

N292 ETS

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for N292 ETS: 1996 FORD ESCORT (Red, Petrol). Mileage: 66,223. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/01/2008

Tax

No data

Mileage: 66,223
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1996
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 (67%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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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, 05:05 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 Ford Escort (N292 ETS), we found 3 MOT results in the period of January 2006 to December 2006.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 67% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 1 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (5 issues), Lighting (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 8 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”.

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