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266 FTT

1997 Volkswagen Transporter

White Diesel 1896cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires2 May 2027
Tests29 (21 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate72.4%

Mileage

115,443 mi
Last recorded115,443 miles
Recorded on1 May 2026
Typical for 1997 Volkswagen Transporter141,148 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

Registration266 FTT
MakeVolkswagen
ModelTransporter
Year1997
ColourWhite
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,896cc

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MOT History

21 pass 8 fail
Pass 1 May 2026 115,443 miles
Fail 24 Apr 2026 115,386 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

Pass 30 Apr 2025 112,865 miles
Pass 3 May 2024 111,446 miles
Pass 16 Feb 2023 109,419 miles
Pass 31 Jan 2022 106,430 miles
Pass 25 Feb 2021 104,095 miles

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

Inner archs rusty

Pass 6 Feb 2020 102,634 miles
Pass 5 Feb 2019 99,825 miles

Exhaust deteriorated.

Pass 7 Feb 2018 96,736 miles

Exhaust mount broken

Headlamp water ingress.

Passenger seat slightly loose turn plate fitted.

Pass 23 Feb 2017 93,850 miles
Fail 22 Feb 2017 93,847 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Pass 16 Feb 2016 91,164 miles
Pass 26 Jan 2015 89,119 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

passanger front seat has movement but not insecure

Fail 23 Jan 2015 89,119 miles

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Coolant leak

Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking (3.6.A.1)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

passanger front seat has movement but not insecure

Pass 25 Feb 2014 86,258 miles

Auxillary drive belts noisey

Both outer sills corroding/rear crossmember corroding

Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Front outriggers corroding

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside headlamp glass cracked

Rear suspension mounts corroding

Slight play to steering coloum

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Fail 17 Feb 2014 86,154 miles

Battery insecure (1.9.1)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Auxillary drive belts noisey

Both outer sills corroding/rear crossmember corroding

Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Front outriggers corroding

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside headlamp glass cracked

Rear suspension mounts corroding

Slight play to steering coloum

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 28 Jan 2013 81,909 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Both inner sills starting to corrode

Both outer sills starting to corrode

Corrosion starting to appear to offside front door

Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Front and rear steering braking and suspension components slightly corroding

Offside headlamp glass split

Rear wiper blade split

Semi plastic sill covers fitted,unable to fully check condition of sills

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Fail 28 Jan 2013 81,909 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Both inner sills starting to corrode

Both outer sills starting to corrode

Corrosion starting to appear to offside front door

Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Front and rear steering braking and suspension components slightly corroding

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Offside headlamp glass split

Rear wiper blade split

Semi plastic sill covers fitted,unable to fully check condition of sills

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 30 Jan 2012 78,541 miles

Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Front and rear steering braking and suspension components corroding

Offside headlamp glass cracked

Rear exhaust silencer corroded/deteriorating

Surface corrosion to outer sills,inner sills and chassis rails

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 21 Feb 2011 74,905 miles

Front brake discs slightly pitted

Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Outer casing of offside door mirror broken slightly

Outer sills starting to corrode

Slight play to both steering rack tie bar arms

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Fail 14 Feb 2011 74,835 miles

Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Emissions not tested (7.0)

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Front brake discs slightly pitted

Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)

Outer casing of offside door mirror broken slightly

Outer sills starting to corrode

Slight play to both steering rack tie bar arms

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 17 Feb 2010 71,023 miles

Exhaust corroding

Front and rear braking components corroding

Front and rear suspension components corroding

Front brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h)

Slight exhaust gas leak at centre pipe joint

Pass 18 Feb 2009 68,343 miles

Plastic sill covers fitted, unable to fully check condition of sills and side panels

Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Small stone chip to offside headlamp

Surface corrosion appearing to nearside front outer sill

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Wiper blades smearing windscreen slightly

Fail 12 Feb 2009 68,341 miles

Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Emissions not tested (7.0)

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)

Plastic sill covers fitted, unable to fully check condition of sills and side panels

Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Small stone chip to offside headlamp

Surface corrosion appearing to nearside front outer sill

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 12 Jan 2008 66,159 miles

Oil leak

Pass 8 Feb 2007 62,456 miles

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Pass 3 Feb 2006 58,440 miles

Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Fail 3 Feb 2006 58,440 miles

Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated (7.1.1a)

How Reliable is the Volkswagen Transporter?

Based on 5,346,355 MOT tests across 357,225 vehicles.

73.0%
Pass Rate
5,816
Miles/Year
42
Year Lifespan
357,225
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Registration plate lamp not working 89,943
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 68,503
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 59,686
position lamp(s) not working 56,717
Stop lamp not working 56,335
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266 FTT is a 1997 Volkswagen Transporter in White with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 72.4%.

Across all 1997 Volkswagen Transporter models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.2% with a typical mileage of 141,148 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Volkswagen Transporter fails its MOT is registration plate lamp not working, accounting for 89,943 recorded failures. If you're considering buying 266 FTT, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Volkswagen Transporter typically stays on UK roads for around 42 years. At 29 years old, this Volkswagen Transporter is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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266 FTT is a 1997 Volkswagen Transporter, first registered on 2 June 1997.

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The MOT history for 266 FTT shows 29 tests with a 72.4% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.

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