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VOLVO V401997 · 1.9L PETROL

P653 RFM

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 VOLVO V40? It's a PETROL with a 1948cc engine showing 134,536 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 27/09/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/02/2011

Mileage: 134,536
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1948cc

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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Stolen

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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

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:08 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Volvo V40 (P653 RFM) has a recorded MOT history spanning from September 2008 to September 2010, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)”; “Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage (3.1.4a)”.

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