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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1997 · 1.6L PETROL

P116 RYM

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 104,677 miles recorded, this GREEN 1997 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF runs on PETROL with a 1595cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 19/12/2007

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 16/04/2007

Mileage: 104,677
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1595cc

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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Full History Report

Official provenance and safety check for P116RYM

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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

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Volkswagen Golf with plate P116 RYM has undergone 2 MOT inspections since December 2006.

Across its entire MOT history, this Volkswagen has a 50% success rate (1 passes and 1 fails). 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: Lighting (4 issues), Tyres (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: “Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)”; “Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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