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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF2001 · 2.0L Petrol

X179 GDG

Vehicle Insight Summary

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF (2001, Petrol, 1984cc) — mileage recorded at 158,220. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT
Expired
Expires 21/08/2018
Tax
No data
Fuel
Petrol
Year
2001
Engine
1984cc
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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45
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
! Tax Status Unknown
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
! Older vehicle
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Finance
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Imported
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Scrapped
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Destruction
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V5C Logbook
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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Golf (X179 GDG) from 2001 show a total of 5 MOT tests between August 2015 and August 2017.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (11 issues), Brakes (4 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Steering (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 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)”; “Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)”; “Offside Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)”.

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