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HONDA PRELUDE1997 · 2.2L PETROL

P144 RGJ

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 HONDA PRELUDE — PETROL, 2157cc. This vehicle has 153,799 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/03/2015

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/03/2015

Mileage: 153,799
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 2157cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

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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: Jun 5, 2026, 06:52 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Honda Prelude with plate P144 RGJ has undergone 5 MOT inspections since October 2012.

With 2 passes and 3 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 40%. 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 (13 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Steering (2 issues), Tyres (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 5 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 20 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)”; “Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY