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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2004 · 1.6L PETROL

PY04 TYD

Vehicle Insight Summary

2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — PETROL, 1598cc. This vehicle has 102,097 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/04/2017

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/05/2017

Mileage: 102,097
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2004
Engine: 1598cc

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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Stolen

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Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2004 Volkswagen Golf (PY04 TYD), we found 5 MOT results in the period of May 2014 to April 2016.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (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 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”; “Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault (3.4.1c)”; “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY