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HONDA CIVIC1997 · 1.6L PETROL

R434 TLF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 HONDA CIVIC? It's a PETROL with a 1590cc engine showing 90,260 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 26/01/2014

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 90,260
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1590cc

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 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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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

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 6:53:40 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Honda Civic with plate R434 TLF has undergone 5 MOT inspections since January 2011.

Across its entire MOT history, this Honda has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (2 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”; “Nearside Stop lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY