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HYUNDAI ACCENT1997 · 1.5L PETROL

R515 DFM

Vehicle Insight Summary

This 1997 HYUNDAI ACCENT is a PETROL vehicle with a 1495cc engine. Currently it has no valid MOT recorded and is not currently taxed. The latest recorded mileage is 98,822.

MOT

Expired

Expires 15/06/2010

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 25/09/2009

Mileage: 98,822
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1495cc

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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Public record health check: Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✓ Good MOT pass rate (80%)

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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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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1997 Hyundai Accent (R515 DFM), we found 5 MOT results in the period of October 2005 to June 2009.

Across its entire MOT history, this Hyundai has a 80% success rate (4 passes and 1 fails). This consistent performance at MOT centers suggests this vehicle has been kept in good order.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (27 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 36 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 6 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)”; “Centre Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY