VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1997 · 1.8L Petrol
Vehicle Insight Summary
Free vehicle summary for R45 DBD: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (Blue, Petrol). Mileage: 104,986. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Year
- 1997
- Engine
- 1781cc
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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Full MOT History
Registered in 1997, this Volkswagen Passat with plate R45 DBD has undergone 5 MOT inspections since August 2006.
The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Brakes (4 issues), Windscreen (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.
There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.
A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)”; “Front Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)”; “Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user (1.6.2b)”.
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