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FORD ESCORT1997 · 1.4L PETROL

R164 MDA

Vehicle Insight Summary

FORD ESCORT (1997, PETROL, 1391cc) — mileage recorded at 24,636. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/06/2009

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/07/2009

Mileage: 24,636
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1391cc

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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Finance

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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

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:01 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Ford Escort (R164 MDA) has a recorded MOT history spanning from June 2006 to May 2008, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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: Suspension (1 issue), Brakes (1 issue). 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 constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)”; “Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”.

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