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1996 MAZDA MX-51.8L Petrol

P191 FBA

Vehicle Insight Summary

1996 MAZDA MX-5 — Petrol, 1839cc. This vehicle has 93,171 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 24/09/2025

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 93,171
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1996
Engine: 1839cc

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! 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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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 3 Jul 2026, 01:00

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mazda Mx-5 (P191 FBA) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between November 2021 and September 2024.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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: Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Bodywork (1 issue), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 6 advisory notices 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: “Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))”; “Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))”; “Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced floor ”.

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ADVISORY