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AUDI A41998 · 1.9L DIESEL

S981 JPR

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for S981 JPR: 1998 AUDI A4 (BLUE, DIESEL). Mileage: 186,785. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/11/2016

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 186,785
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1998
Engine: 1896cc

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%)

✗ 1 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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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:04 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Audi A4 (S981 JPR) from 1998 show a total of 5 MOT tests between October 2014 and November 2016.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (24 issues), Suspension (5 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 21 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 27 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)”; “Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint forward arm (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY