VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1996 · 1.9L Diesel
Vehicle Insight Summary
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (1996, Diesel, 1896cc) — mileage recorded at 178,366. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Year
- 1996
- Engine
- 1896cc
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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Full MOT History
Registered in 1996, this Volkswagen Golf with plate P859 RYF has undergone 5 MOT inspections since June 2012.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures 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: Lighting (12 issues), Brakes (11 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 27 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)”; “Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2)”.
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