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VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER1997 · 1.9L DIESEL

P830 DPF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for P830 DPF: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER (GREEN, DIESEL). Mileage: 200,537. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 26/05/2017

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 10/01/2019

Mileage: 200,537
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
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.

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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

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 07:23 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Transporter (P830 DPF) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between May 2014 and July 2018.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Bodywork (4 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 7 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i))”; “Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural stren”; “Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mount”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY