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FORD FIESTA1996 · 1.3L PETROL

P42 MSG

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P42 MSG: 1996 FORD FIESTA (BLUE, PETROL). Mileage: 96,956. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/11/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 13/04/2011

Mileage: 96,956
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1299cc

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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Public record health check: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

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Finance

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Salvage

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/16/2026, 9:09:01 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 Ford Fiesta (P42 MSG), we found 5 MOT results in the period of October 2007 to November 2010.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 80% of its MOT tests, totaling 4 passes against 1 fails. This consistent performance at MOT centers suggests this vehicle has been kept in good order.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (2 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues), Tyres (1 issue). 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 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6”; “Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (”; “Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY