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VOLKSWAGEN POLO1997 · 1.4L PETROL

R43 UCS

Vehicle Insight Summary

1997 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — PETROL, 1390cc. This vehicle has 136,741 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 19/08/2008

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/04/2008

Mileage: 136,741
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1390cc

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 (67%)

! Older vehicle

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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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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 05:23 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Volkswagen Polo with plate R43 UCS has undergone 3 MOT inspections since September 2006.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 67% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 1 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 (5 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Windscreen (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 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)”; “Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY