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FIAT PUNTO1998 · 1.2L PETROL

R486 DTC

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R486 DTC: 1998 FIAT PUNTO (YELLOW, PETROL). Mileage: 87,843. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT
Expired
Expires 12/08/2009
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 24/08/2009
Fuel
PETROL
Year
1998
Engine
1242cc
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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Scrapped
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Destruction
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 01:14 PM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1998, this Fiat Punto with plate R486 DTC has undergone 5 MOT inspections since August 2006.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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 (6 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Tyres (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 5 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Rear Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)”; “Fuel system component insecure (7.2.1)”.

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PASS
FAIL
ADVISORY