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VOLVO S401997 · 1.7L PETROL

R475 CTU

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 131,555 miles recorded, this RED 1997 VOLVO S40 runs on PETROL with a 1731cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/10/2012

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 131,555
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1731cc

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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Stolen

Locked

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 24, 2026, 05:25 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Volvo S40 (R475 CTU), we found 5 MOT results in the period of October 2009 to October 2011.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (6 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)”; “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY