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MAZDA MX-51999 · 1.8L PETROL

V657 RAL

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1999 MAZDA MX-5? It's a PETROL with a 1840cc engine showing 93,620 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 12/01/2019

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 93,620
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1999
Engine: 1840cc

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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

A score of 35 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Full History Report

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1999 Mazda Mx-5 (V657 RAL), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2014 to January 2018.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (20 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Steering (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 14 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)”; “Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY