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VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN1997 · 1.9L DIESEL

P554 EJB

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P554 EJB: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN (BLUE, DIESEL). Mileage: 170,184. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/07/2014

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 170,184
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1896cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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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

MOT data last updated: 6/4/2026, 9:04:57 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Volkswagen Sharan with plate P554 EJB has undergone 5 MOT inspections since July 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: Lighting (5 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Steering (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). 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 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”; “Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY