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MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS2001 · 1.7L Diesel

Y263 LGU

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 129,559 miles recorded, this Blue 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS runs on Diesel with a 1689cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/06/2017

Tax

No data

Mileage: 129,559
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 2001
Engine: 1689cc

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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/ 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

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 03:52 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Mercedes-Benz A-Class (Y263 LGU) from 2001 show a total of 5 MOT tests between April 2013 and June 2016.

Across its entire MOT history, this Mercedes-Benz has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (9 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Windscreen (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 4 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 14 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)”; “Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”; “Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY