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AUDI A41997 · 1.9L DIESEL

P228 FDP

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 AUDI A4 — DIESEL, 1896cc. This vehicle has 211,472 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/03/2012

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 211,472
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

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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: Jun 4, 2026, 07:51 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Audi A4 (P228 FDP) has a recorded MOT history spanning from October 2008 to March 2011, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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 (7 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Steering (3 issues), Brakes (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 2 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 21 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Offside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)”; “Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY