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HONDA CIVIC1997 · 1.4L PETROL

R174 EAA

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 HONDA CIVIC? It's a PETROL with a 1396cc engine showing 119,178 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/03/2018

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 22/03/2018

Mileage: 119,178
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1396cc

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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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

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Stolen

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Finance

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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

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Honda Civic with plate R174 EAA has undergone 5 MOT inspections since March 2016.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (3 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (3 issues), Steering (2 issues), Brakes (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 2 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)”; “Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY