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SKODA OCTAVIA2005 · 1.9L DIESEL

YT55 MPE

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2005 SKODA OCTAVIA? It's a DIESEL with a 1896cc engine showing 184,729 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT
Expired
Expires 30/03/2022
Tax
Untaxed
Expires 07/01/2022
Fuel
DIESEL
Year
2005
Engine
1896cc
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

40
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
✓ Taxed
! Average MOT pass rate (60%)
✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently
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Finance
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Salvage
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Scrapped
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 05:48 AM
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2005 Skoda Octavia (YT55 MPE), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2018 to April 2021.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. 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 (11 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Windscreen (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 17 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 10 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))”; “Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))”; “Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))”.

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PASS
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ADVISORY