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FORD FIESTA1998 · 1.2L PETROL

R281 LRX

Vehicle Insight Summary

FORD FIESTA (1998, PETROL, 1242cc) — mileage recorded at 80,126. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 17/04/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 25/02/2011

Mileage: 80,126
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 1242cc

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: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

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Finance

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Salvage

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Imported

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 04:26 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1998 Ford Fiesta (R281 LRX) has a recorded MOT history spanning from April 2007 to April 2010, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Across its entire MOT history, this Ford has a 80% success rate (4 passes and 1 fails). This consistent performance at MOT centers suggests this vehicle has been kept in good order.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (6 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)”; “Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Nearside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY