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VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER1997 · 1.9L DIESEL

R549 DGD

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R549 DGD: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER (GREEN, DIESEL). Mileage: 189,778. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT
Expired
Expires 29/05/2019
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 28/09/2019
Fuel
DIESEL
Year
1997
Engine
1896cc
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

40
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently
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Finance
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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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V5C Logbook
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 02:13 PM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1997 Volkswagen Transporter (R549 DGD) has a recorded MOT history spanning from November 2015 to May 2018, with 5 MOT tests on record.

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: Brakes (20 issues), Lighting (11 issues), Suspension (8 issues), Windscreen (3 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 23 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 32 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))”; “Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))”; “Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))”.

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PASS
FAIL
ADVISORY

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