2010 BMW 116 2.0L Diesel · EA60 AEF

The vehicle presents a current roadworthy status following a pass at 116,471 miles on 6 March 2026, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the recorded period. The most recent test came one day after a failure on 5 March 2026 at identical mileage, yet the DVSA record shows no defects listed for either event. This pattern repeats from the prior year, where a pass on 4 March 2025 at 101,910 miles followed a failure on 1 March 2025 at the same mileage with no defects recorded. Such back-to-back fail-pass pairs with zero advisories suggest administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than escalating mechanical decay. Annual mileage sits at a modest average of roughly 7,279 miles per year for a 16-year-old car, with the record showing 95,715 miles in March 2024, 101,910 miles in March 2025, and 116,471 miles by March 2026. The jump of 14,561 miles between March 2025 and March 2026 is nearly double the prior year's 6,195-mile gain, indicating a recent increase in use rather than long-term standing. The clean history with no advisories across all five entries implies previous owners kept the car to a basic pass standard, though the sparse data leaves suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake disc wear unobserved by the tester. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's age and the absence of any recorded advisories that would normally appear on a 2010 BMW. The recurring same-day fail-pass cycles at 101,910 and 116,471 miles warrant verification that no binding calipers or exhaust emissions faults were suppressed through retest manipulation. Check tyre tread depth, wiper blades, and steering linkage in person, as these consumables fall outside the limited scope of the supplied records.