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VOLKSWAGEN POLO2001 · 1.4L DIESEL

Y446 BAH

Vehicle Insight Summary

2001 VOLKSWAGEN POLO — DIESEL, 1422cc. This vehicle has 159,921 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 30/11/2018

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 159,921
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2001
Engine: 1422cc

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 · 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

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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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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Destruction

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:09 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Volkswagen Polo (Y446 BAH) from 2001 show a total of 5 MOT tests between November 2015 and December 2017.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (12 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 11 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 13 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)”; “Nearside Front front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)”; “Offside Front front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)”.

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PASS

FAIL

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