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1996 DAIMLER CENTENERY4.0L PETROL

N738 JLU

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 DAIMLER CENTENERY? It's a PETROL with a 3980cc engine showing 176,025 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/04/2026

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

£8.99

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Mileage: 176,025
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 3980cc

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 (60%)

! 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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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 4 Jun 2026, 17:01

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Daimler Centenery (N738 JLU) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between April 2023 and April 2025.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 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: Lighting (9 issues), Steering (4 issues), Bodywork (4 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 22 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: “Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))”; “Nearside Front Headlamp insecure main beam head lamp (4.1.1 (c))”; “Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY