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VOLVO V401996 · 1.9L PETROL

P786 VPN

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P786 VPN: 1996 VOLVO V40 (SILVER, PETROL). Mileage: 136,338. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

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Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 136,338
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1996
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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volvo V40 (P786 VPN) from 1996 show a total of 5 MOT tests between January 2011 and January 2013.

Across its entire MOT history, this Volvo 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 (10 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Brakes (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 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”; “Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)”; “Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY