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ROVER 4201997 · 2.0L DIESEL

R601 JDF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R601 JDF: 1997 ROVER 420 (GREY, DIESEL). Mileage: 209,657. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 09/12/2008

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 209,657
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1997
Engine: 1994cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 2 dangerous defects found recently

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Rover 420 (R601 JDF) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between November 2005 and December 2007.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Tyres (5 issues), Lighting (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY