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FORD FIESTA1997 · 1.2L Petrol

R830 OHN

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 160,742 miles recorded, this Black 1997 FORD FIESTA runs on Petrol with a 1242cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/11/2012

Tax

No data

Mileage: 160,742
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1997
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.

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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

A score of 25 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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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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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 22, 2026, 09:08 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1997, this Ford Fiesta with plate R830 OHN has undergone 5 MOT inspections since August 2009.

Across its entire MOT history, this Ford has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 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: Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Bodywork (3 issues), Windscreen (3 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)”; “Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY