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TOYOTA CARINA E1997 · 1.8L PETROL

R315 DFG

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 TOYOTA CARINA E — PETROL, 1762cc. This vehicle has 113,226 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/08/2008

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 113,226
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1762cc

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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 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

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Toyota Carina E (R315 DFG), we found 5 MOT results in the period of July 2005 to August 2007.

Across its entire MOT history, this Toyota has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 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: Lighting (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Centre Front registration plate insecure (6.3.1b)”; “Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)”; “Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.3.2d)”.

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