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VAUXHALL TIGRA1998 · 1.4L Petrol

S870 VCS

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 54,265 miles recorded, this Silver 1998 VAUXHALL TIGRA runs on Petrol with a 1389cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/10/2011

Tax

No data

Mileage: 54,265
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1389cc

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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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 5 dangerous defects found recently

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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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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/21/2026, 8:03:20 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Vauxhall Tigra (S870 VCS) from 1998 show a total of 5 MOT tests between August 2007 and October 2010.

Across its entire MOT history, this Vauxhall has a 40% success rate (2 passes and 3 fails). 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 (5 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (5 issues), Bodywork (1 issue), Steering (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”; “Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (1.8)”; “Front Steering rack gaiter insecure (2.2.D.2d)”.

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