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VAUXHALL CORSA1997 · 1.2L Petrol

P253 DPB

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 VAUXHALL CORSA — Petrol, 1195cc. This vehicle has 85,220 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/12/2009

Tax

No data

Mileage: 85,220
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1997
Engine: 1195cc

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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Full History Report

Official provenance and safety check for P253DPB

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Vauxhall Corsa (P253 DPB), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2006 to December 2008.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (10 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 1 failure item has been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY