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VAUXHALL BRAVA1997 · 2.5L DIESEL

R43 EBX

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 VAUXHALL BRAVA — DIESEL, 2499cc. This vehicle has 105,459 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT
Expired
Expires 09/01/2011
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 01/07/2010
Fuel
DIESEL
Year
1997
Engine
2499cc
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

50
/ 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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Finance
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Salvage
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Imported
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Scrapped
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Destruction
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V5C Logbook
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:39 AM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Vauxhall Brava (R43 EBX), we found 5 MOT results in the period of January 2008 to January 2010.

Across its entire MOT history, this Vauxhall has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). 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 (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue), Suspension (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 2 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Lower Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)”; “Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”.

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PASS
FAIL
ADVISORY