2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT1.6L Diesel

The Volkswagen Passat holds a roadworthy certificate from the 24 October 2023 MOT test at 188,692 miles, and the maintenance trend shown in the supplied records is stable with no defects or advisories across five examinations. A curious anomaly appears on the same date: the tester issued a fail at 188,685 miles with no defects listed, immediately followed by a pass. This points to an administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault. The mileage trace begins at 91,473 miles on 21 October 2020 and rises to 123,681 by 1 November 2021, then 156,687 on 19 October 2022, reaching 188,692 on 24 October 2023. That equates to roughly 32,000 miles covered each year between tests, nearly double the 17,154 miles per annum average inferred from the 2015 build date. The missing 2016–2019 entries leave the early-life usage unconfirmed, but the recent pattern shows sustained high-distance commuting. A clean MOT sheet does not exempt the buyer from physical inspection. The tester flagged no suspension bushes, coil springs, binding calipers, or corrosion, yet at 188,000 miles these components demand hands-on evaluation. We advise checking brake disc thickness, suspension arm wear, and structural integrity around sills and subframes for incipient rust. The same-day fail without recorded defects should prompt a DVSA record query, but the powertrain and emissions results show no recurring problems. Previous owners clearly kept the car to minimal legal standards, with no evidence of neglected consumables surfacing in the data.