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1983 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF1.3L Petrol

VCU 273Y

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1983 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF? It's a Petrol with a 1272cc engine showing 123,947 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/07/2023

Tax

No data

£8.99

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Mileage: 123,947
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1983
Engine: 1272cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (25%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 15 Apr 2026, 16:56

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1983 Volkswagen Golf (VCU 273Y), we found 4 MOT results in the period of July 2022 to September 2024.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 25% pass rate, with 1 pass and 3 failures recorded. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

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