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HONDA CIVIC1997 · 1.4L PETROL

R430 CMA

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 162,521 miles recorded, this RED 1997 HONDA CIVIC runs on PETROL with a 1396cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 26/09/2014

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/05/2014

Mileage: 162,521
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1396cc

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

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 1 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 11, 2026, 01:15 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Honda Civic (R430 CMA) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between September 2011 and September 2013.

Across its entire MOT history, this Honda has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 fails). The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (6 issues), Brakes (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (4 issues), Tyres (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 13 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)”; “Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY