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VOLVO V401997 · 1.7L PETROL

R421 XVG

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 136,353 miles recorded, this MAROON 1997 VOLVO V40 runs on PETROL with a 1731cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 28/11/2012

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/12/2012

Mileage: 136,353
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1731cc

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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/ 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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Finance

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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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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 5, 2026, 02:40 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Volvo V40 with plate R421 XVG has undergone 5 MOT inspections since November 2009.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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 (14 issues), Brakes (9 issues), Tyres (8 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 15 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 23 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)”; “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY