2018 SSANGYONG TIVOLI XLV ELX TD AUTO1.6L Diesel

The Tivoli XLV presents a current roadworthy status with a clean pass recorded at the May 2024 test, showing 18,659 miles and no defects. The maintenance trend appears stable on paper for the most recent entry, though the history reveals erratic earlier activity rather than a smooth pattern of care. The mileage trace is highly irregular for an eight-year-old vehicle. The October 2021 test logged 46,998 miles, then the March 2023 failure shows 79,816 miles and the June 2023 failure and pass sit at 79,858 and 79,872 miles respectively, implying roughly 32,000 miles accrued in eighteen months. The May 2024 record then drops sharply to 18,659 miles, a figure below the 2021 reading. Such a reversal suggests a replacement of the recorded odometer source, a clerical error, or a late mileage entry; the buyer must verify the true distance with V5C and service documents. Low annual use near 2,300 miles implied by the latest number would mean light running, but the 2023 spike points to a period of heavy use beforehand. No advisories or defects appear across any test, including the two 2023 failures which logged no faults yet still resulted in rejection, a pattern consistent with administrative or unrecorded issues rather than mechanical collapse. The absence of flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions problems is favourable, but a clean sheet offers no evidence of component condition. Given the sparse and contradictory record, a buyer should commission an independent inspection of structural integrity, underbody corrosion, binding calipers, and coil springs. Confirm the genuine mileage and interrogate the reasons for the 2023 failures, as DVSA data alone does not explain them.