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FORD ESCORT1998 · 1.6L PETROL

R115 EWC

Vehicle Insight Summary

1998 FORD ESCORT — PETROL, 1597cc. This vehicle has 14,570 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/06/2009

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 14,570
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 1597cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

A score of 35 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

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, 07:02 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Ford Escort (R115 EWC), we found 5 MOT results in the period of May 2006 to November 2009.

With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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: Lighting (10 issues), Bodywork (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Brakes (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 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.”; “Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY