2018 Volkswagen T-ROC 1.0L Petrol · A20 XDF

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz A-Class presents a stable and improving maintenance trend, culminating in a clean pass at 90,621 miles on 14 August 2025 with zero defects recorded. That most recent certificate, issued just over ten months ago, confirms the vehicle was fully compliant at its current mileage. The only blemish in the entire history occurred on 4 August 2022 at 66,424 miles, when the tester flagged a chafed nearside front brake hose exposing reinforcement, slightly twisted and fouling the driveshaft gaiter, alongside items removed from the driver's view. The very next day the car retested and passed cleanly, indicating the brake hose and gaiter interference were promptly rectified rather than left to degrade. The mileage accumulation is consistent and unremarkable for a twelve-year-old car. Annual distances moved from roughly 8,782 miles between August 2022 and August 2023, to approximately 9,282 miles between August 2023 and August 2024, then settled to 6,138 miles between August 2024 and August 2025. That slight dip in the most recent year could reflect lighter use or a period of reduced commuting, but nothing in the odometer pattern suggests long-term standing or suspicious gaps. The record is sparse in the best possible sense: five tests across four years, four clean passes, one minor failure immediately resolved. Prospective buyers should still carry out a focused physical inspection despite the clean paperwork. The 2022 brake hose failure at 66,424 miles warrants a close look at the remaining flexible hoses and hard lines for perishing, chafing, or corrosion, particularly where they route near suspension components or the driveshaft gaiter. With the car now sitting at 90,621 miles, suspension bushes, coil springs, and damper mounts deserve attention as these deteriorate with age and mileage regardless of MOT outcomes. The exhaust system, brake discs and pads, and tyre condition should be checked against the typical wear expected at this mileage. Structural corrosion around the subframes, sills, and inner wing arches remains a known concern on this generation A-Class and would not necessarily appear as a defect unless advanced. A clean MOT history is encouraging, but it does not substitute for hands-on assessment of a vehicle that has now entered its second decade.