Archived DVLA record

1999 MG MGF1.8L Petrol

S558 BDP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1999 MG MGF? It's a Petrol with a 1796cc engine showing 81,565 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

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Registration no longer recorded by DVLA. This usually means the vehicle is now using a private plate.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/12/2023

Tax

No data

£8.99

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Mileage: 81,565
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1999
Engine: 1796cc

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 29 Jul 2026, 23:11

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1999 Mg Mgf (S558 BDP), we found 4 MOT results in the period of October 2021 to October 2024.

With 2 passes and 2 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 50%. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (7 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (4 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))”; “Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b))”; “Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY