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MAZDA MX-51999 · 1.6L PETROL

V208 FAD

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for V208 FAD: 1999 MAZDA MX-5 (RED, PETROL). Mileage: 93,065. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/07/2019

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 06/06/2021

Mileage: 93,065
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1999
Engine: 1598cc

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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

✗ 2 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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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:07 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mazda Mx-5 (V208 FAD) from 1999 show a total of 5 MOT tests between June 2017 and May 2021.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 40% of its MOT tests, totaling 2 passes against 3 fails. This pass rate is below average and potential buyers should investigate the failure history carefully.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (6 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There is 1 advisory notice in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 18 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))”; “Offside Front Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))”; “Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))”.

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ADVISORY