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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1996 · 1.9L DIESEL

P166 JFS

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF is a DIESEL vehicle with a 1896cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 120,136.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/05/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 29/11/2010

Mileage: 120,136
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.

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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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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 07:06 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 Volkswagen Golf (P166 JFS), we found 5 MOT results in the period of May 2008 to May 2010.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Suspension (6 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Steering (1 issue), Tyres (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 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 Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)”; “Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)”; “Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY