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FORD MONDEO1997 · 1.8L PETROL

P653 GDP

Vehicle Insight Summary

FORD MONDEO (1997, PETROL, 1796cc) — mileage recorded at 99,732. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 19/12/2009

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/01/2010

Mileage: 99,732
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1796cc

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

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Locked

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 6/5/2026, 7:48:52 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Ford Mondeo (P653 GDP) has a recorded MOT history spanning from December 2006 to December 2008, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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: Suspension (3 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Suspension arm severely distorted (2.4.G.1)”; “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)”.

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