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ROVER 4201997 · 2.0L DIESEL

P418 NET

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 110,442 miles recorded, this RED 1997 ROVER 420 runs on DIESEL with a 1994cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/12/2014

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 110,442
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1994cc

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

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

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 6/5/2026, 10:11:42 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Rover 420 (P418 NET), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2011 to November 2013.

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: Brakes (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Lighting (2 issues). 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 8 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)”; “front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY