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FORD ESCORT1997 · 1.8L Petrol

R458 AMB

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R458 AMB: 1997 FORD ESCORT (White, Petrol). Mileage: 89,931. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 28/11/2008

Tax

No data

Mileage: 89,931
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1997
Engine: 1796cc

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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! 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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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 07:39 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Ford Escort with plate R458 AMB has undergone 4 MOT inspections since July 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 2 passes and 2 failures recorded. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Exhaust & Emissions (4 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 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: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Nearside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2)”; “Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY