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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2004 · 1.4L Petrol

PL53 TCZ

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2004, Petrol, 1390cc) — mileage recorded at 130,193. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 01/08/2022

Tax

No data

Mileage: 130,193
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 2004
Engine: 1390cc

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 (60%)

! 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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Full History Report

Official provenance and safety check for PL53TCZ

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Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

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Salvage

Locked

Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Golf (PL53 TCZ) from 2004 show a total of 5 MOT tests between July 2019 and July 2021.

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: Steering (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 2 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))”; “Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY