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VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1998 · 1.8L PETROL

R355 DPP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT? It's a PETROL with a 1781cc engine showing 124,355 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 06/05/2010

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/05/2010

Mileage: 124,355
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 1781cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Full History Report

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this Volkswagen Passat with plate R355 DPP has undergone 5 MOT inspections since May 2007.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

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

A total of 1 failure item has been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)”.

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PASS

FAIL

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