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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1996 · 1.9L DIESEL

P136 CCW

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF? It's a DIESEL with a 1896cc engine showing 181,632 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 12/07/2012

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 181,632
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1896cc

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

! 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

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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

MOT data last updated: 7/21/2026, 9:51:23 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1996 Volkswagen Golf (P136 CCW) has a recorded MOT history spanning from June 2009 to July 2011, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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 (5 issues), Brakes (5 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). 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 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)”; “Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY