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FORD ESCORT1996 · 1.6L PETROL

P785 SWR

Vehicle Insight Summary

1996 FORD ESCORT — PETROL, 1597cc. This vehicle has 856 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Failed

No data

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/09/2006

Mileage: 856
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
Engine: 1597cc

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: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (0%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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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 23, 2026, 06:57 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1996 Ford Escort (P785 SWR) has a recorded MOT history spanning from January 2007 to January 2007, with 1 MOT test on record.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 0% pass rate, with 0 passes and 1 failure recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Windscreen (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1)”; “Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)”; “Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)”.

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