VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1997 · 1.9L DIESEL
Vehicle Insight Summary
Free vehicle summary for R229 SJO: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (GREY, DIESEL). Mileage: 182,745. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.
- Fuel
- DIESEL
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1896cc
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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Full MOT History
This 1997 Volkswagen Golf (R229 SJO) has a recorded MOT history spanning from September 2012 to October 2014, with 5 MOT tests on record.
With 3 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 60%. 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 (5 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (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 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”; “Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.
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