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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2005 · 1.9L DIESEL

SW05 PHF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for SW05 PHF: 2005 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (BLACK, DIESEL). Mileage: 106,538. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/05/2019

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 02/01/2019

Mileage: 106,538
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2005
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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! 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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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Golf (SW05 PHF) from 2005 show a total of 5 MOT tests between April 2016 and May 2018.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (7 issues), Tyres (7 issues), Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 12 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 16 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress”; “Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)”; “Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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PASS

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ADVISORY