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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1996 · 1.9L DIESEL

P774 BWN

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF? It's a DIESEL with a 1896cc engine showing 173,621 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 08/07/2009

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2009

Mileage: 173,621
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1996
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 · 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

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Write-off

Locked

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: 7/21/2026, 2:32:08 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1996, this Volkswagen Golf with plate P774 BWN has undergone 5 MOT inspections since April 2006.

Across its entire MOT history, this Volkswagen has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

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

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)”; “Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)”.

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