1979 Ford Escort 1.3L Petrol · FLY 532T
1979 Ford Escort (1.3L, petrol). First registered 11 May 1979. MOT expired on 02 Sept 2022.
- Make & Model
- FORD ESCORT
- Year / Origin
- 1979 · Nottingham
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 02 Sept 2022
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- —
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.3L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years. Mechanical analysis was skipped.
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FLY 532T Key Findings
- No MOT test records found for this registration
- MOT expired on 02/09/2022
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MOT Status
No MOT history available
No MOT test records were found for this registration. DVSA’s digital archive only covers tests from 2005, so a vehicle that has not been tested since then may legitimately have no visible history.
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MOT Status
No MOT history available
No MOT test records were found for this registration. DVSA’s digital archive only covers tests from 2005, so a vehicle that has not been tested since then may legitimately have no visible history.
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