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1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1.6L Petrol

S563 CNH

Vehicle Insight Summary

1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — Petrol, 1600cc. This vehicle has 136,393 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/11/2024

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 136,393
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1600cc

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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 (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Full History Report

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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, 22:07

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Volkswagen Golf (S563 CNH), we found 5 MOT results in the period of December 2021 to November 2023.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (6 issues), Tyres (5 issues), Steering (4 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))”; “Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”; “Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY