PEUGEOT 20082015 · 1.6L DIESEL

The vehicle is currently roadworthy, having passed its most recent MOT test in July 2025 with 96,080 miles and no recorded defects. This indicates an improving maintenance trend following a period of mechanical neglect identified in previous years. While the 2025 result is clean, the history reveals a pattern of reactive maintenance where the owner only addressed significant wear and tear once it triggered failures or advisories. The mileage pattern is consistent with an eleven-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 8,700 miles per year. The data shows steady usage, with roughly 6,700 miles covered between July 2024 and July 2025, and another 6,000 miles between July 2023 and August 2024. This regular accumulation suggests the car has not suffered from long periods of standing, which often helps prevent premature degradation of rubber components and fluid systems despite the age noted. A buyer should focus their physical inspection on the suspension and braking systems due to recurring faults. The July 2023 failure highlighted critical issues including an excessively worn nearside front suspension arm bush and an offside front ball joint, while the August 2024 test flagged thin front pads and pitted discs across both axles. Although these appear resolved based on the clean 2025 pass, the history of binding rear brakes suggests the calipers and handbrake mechanism should be checked for seized pistons or uneven wear. The vehicle also shows signs of poor past tyre management, as the 2022 advisory noted a front tyre worn to the legal limit on the edge, indicating potential alignment issues. The buyer must verify the current tyres for even wear and ensure the suspension components replaced after the 2023 failure were properly fitted. Given the recurring nature of the offside rear brake binding in both 2023 and 2024, a test drive is essential to ensure the vehicle does not pull and that the brakes are not overheating during use.