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MERCEDES 2601989 · 2.6L PETROL

NIL 4804

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for NIL 4804: 1989 MERCEDES 260 (BLUE, PETROL). Mileage: 174,068. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/05/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2011

Mileage: 174,068
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1989
Engine: 2599cc

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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 12, 2026, 04:31 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1989 Mercedes 260 (NIL 4804), we found 5 MOT results in the period of March 2008 to May 2010.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 6 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure (2.4.G.1)”; “Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY