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VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1997 · 1.9L DIESEL

R355 ECT

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (1997, DIESEL, 1896cc) — mileage recorded at 217,790. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 01/02/2011

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/02/2011

Mileage: 217,790
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1896cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Passat (R355 ECT) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between January 2008 and January 2011.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (9 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Steering (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 15 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”; “Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”; “Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY