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FORD FIESTA1997 · 1.2L Petrol

P236 FFJ

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 FORD FIESTA? It's a Petrol with a 1242cc engine showing 90,296 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 11/11/2015

Tax

No data

Mileage: 90,296
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1997
Engine: 1242cc

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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

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: Jul 23, 2026, 03:30 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Ford Fiesta (P236 FFJ), we found 5 MOT results in the period of August 2012 to November 2014.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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 (13 issues), Brakes (11 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 19 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 16 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”; “Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)”.

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PASS

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