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FORD ESCORT1996 · 1.6L Petrol

P186 FFL

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 FORD ESCORT? It's a Petrol with a 1597cc engine showing 54,447 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/07/2009

Tax

No data

Mileage: 54,447
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

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

A score of 35 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Finance

Locked

Write-off

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Salvage

Locked

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: Jul 24, 2026, 05:07 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1996, this Ford Escort with plate P186 FFL has undergone 5 MOT inspections since June 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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 (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Tyres (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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