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FORD ESCORT1996 · 1.6L PETROL

P183 CEW

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P183 CEW: 1996 FORD ESCORT (PURPLE, PETROL). Mileage: 98,111. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 10/03/2012

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 98,111
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1597cc

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

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/21/2026, 10:29:32 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Ford Escort (P183 CEW) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between March 2010 and March 2011.

Across its entire MOT history, this Ford has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 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: Suspension (18 issues), Lighting (14 issues), Brakes (12 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 36 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)”; “Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing (2.5.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY