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VOLVO V401997 · 1.7L PETROL

R434 DGG

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLVO V40 (1997, PETROL, 1731cc) — mileage recorded at 171,311. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 12/12/2008

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/12/2007

Mileage: 171,311
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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 3:13:41 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volvo V40 (R434 DGG) from 1997 show a total of 4 MOT tests between October 2006 and December 2007.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 2 passes and 2 failures recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (12 issues), Brakes (9 issues), Steering (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 10 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 Front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)”; “Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”; “Offside Rear position lamp(s) excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY