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VOLKSWAGEN POLO2002 · 1.2L PETROL

SC02 TMU

Vehicle Insight Summary

2002 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — PETROL, 1198cc. This vehicle has 91,810 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 14/10/2017

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/02/2018

Mileage: 91,810
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 2002
Engine: 1198cc

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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Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

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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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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 23, 2026, 07:37 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 2002 Volkswagen Polo (SC02 TMU) has a recorded MOT history spanning from October 2015 to October 2017, with 5 MOT tests on record.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 40% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 3 fails. The failure history is significant; we recommend a thorough mechanical inspection before purchase.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (17 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (7 issues), Steering (6 issues), Suspension (6 issues), Tyres (4 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 36 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 19 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)”; “Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingre”; “Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front bush (2.4.G.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY