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AUDI A41997 · 1.8L PETROL

P870 XTY

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 1997 AUDI A4 is a PETROL vehicle with a 1781cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 88,961.

MOT

Expired

Expires 19/05/2011

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 88,961
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1781cc

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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

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 24, 2026, 05:13 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Audi A4 (P870 XTY), we found 2 MOT results in the period of May 2010 to May 2010.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass 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: Brakes (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Brake hose seriously damaged (found during steering lock to lock check) (2.2.D.2b)”; “Nearside Front Brake hose seriously damaged (found during steering lock to lock check) (2.2.D.2b)”; “Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)”.

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PASS

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