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VOLVO V401997 · 1.7L PETROL

P323 CFT

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P323 CFT: 1997 VOLVO V40 (WHITE, PETROL). Mileage: 113,639. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/11/2012

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/11/2012

Mileage: 113,639
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1731cc

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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 6 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

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Locked

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 6/5/2026, 12:25:55 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Volvo V40 (P323 CFT), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2009 to November 2011.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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: Brakes (11 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 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: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY