2004 NISSAN 350Z3.5L PETROL

The most recent MOT, dated 23 May 2025, was a clean PASS at 68 302 mi with no defects recorded. This is the latest evidence of road‑worthiness and suggests that any issues which caused the earlier failures have been remedied, at least to the standards of the test. Looking back, the car has a mixed record: a PASS in September 2022, a FAIL a few weeks later (01 Sep 2022), another PASS in September 2022, a FAIL in November 2023, and then two consecutive PASS results (January 2024 and May 2025). The failures occurred despite “no defects recorded” on the MOT certificates, which is unusual and may point to intermittent problems that were either resolved before the test or not captured in the report. The alternating pattern indicates a potential reliability concern that could re‑appear, but the most recent PASS suggests the vehicle is currently meeting the minimum safety standards. The mileage trend is very low for a 22‑year‑old sports coupe – roughly 3 100 mi per year. Light usage can mean less wear on the engine, transmission and brakes, but it can also imply long periods of inactivity. Age‑related degradation of rubber seals, hoses, suspension bushings and corrosion can occur even when the car is rarely driven. Therefore the mileage figure is ambiguous: it does not guarantee low wear, but it does not indicate heavy, hard‑use either. Overall, the condition trend appears to be stabilising: after the 2023 failure the car has passed two successive MOTs.