VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1997 · 1.8L PETROL
Vehicle Insight Summary
1997 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — PETROL, 1781cc. This vehicle has 86,588 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.
- Fuel
- PETROL
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1781cc
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 1997, this Volkswagen Golf with plate P86 MLM has undergone 5 MOT inspections since April 2007.
Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.
The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Steering (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
A total of 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)”; “Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)”.
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