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1998 VOLVO V401.9L Petrol

S824 BOU

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 VOLVO V40? It's a Petrol with a 1948cc engine showing 138,098 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 03/08/2024

Tax

No data

Mileage: 138,098
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1948cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (67%)

! Older vehicle

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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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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: Apr 15, 2026, 04:56 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Volvo V40 (S824 BOU), we found 3 MOT results in the period of July 2022 to August 2023.

With 2 passes and 1 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 67%. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

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