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FORD ESCORT1997 · 1.8L DIESEL

P173 ACW

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 FORD ESCORT — DIESEL, 1753cc. This vehicle has 11,510 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/07/2007

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/08/2007

Mileage: 11,510
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1753cc

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

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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

Checking the history for this 1997 Ford Escort (P173 ACW), we found 2 MOT results in the period of July 2006 to August 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass and 1 failure recorded. 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: Brakes (5 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice 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: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)”; “Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY