1988 Austin MINI JET Black 1.0L Petrol · E638 OEG

The 1988 Austin Mini Jet Black presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent test on 30 September 2025 at 75,298 miles where the tester recorded no defects. Prior tests on 27 January 2024 at 75,189 miles and 10 January 2023 at 73,238 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening faults across the available record. Recorded mileage sits at 75,298 against roughly 38 years of age, an average of about 1,982 miles per year. The data reveals very low annual use. Between the January 2023 test at 73,238 miles and the January 2024 test at 75,189 miles the car covered 1,951 miles; only 109 miles were added by September 2025. Such low, slowing accumulation implies long stationary periods. The DVSA history is sparse, with just four passes and one same-day failure on 28 January 2022 at 72,928 miles showing no defects logged, suggesting either a clerical rejection or administrative error rather than a mechanical fault. A buyer should still inspect structural integrity and corrosion on the subframes, sills, and floor pans, as an older Mini kept largely idle is prone to hidden rust despite clean MOT outcomes. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs warrant hands-on checks for perishing from disuse. The lack of advisories across the record does not exempt the car from age-related degradation invisible to the annual test. Given the clean but thin history and low mileage, previous owners likely preserved the car lightly rather than drove it hard. Verify the 28 January 2022 failure reason via DVSA paperwork, and commission a pre-purchase inspection focused on mechanical seizure from standing and exhaust emissions before committing.