2002 MINI 1.6L Petrol · N30 AAN

The most recent MOT test on 9 December 2022 at 115,155 miles produced a pass with no defects recorded, yet that certificate has lain expired for over three and a half years relative to today's date of 21 July 2026. Across the supplied history the trend remains stable, with the final pass following two anomalous failures in late 2020 and late 2021 that also logged no defects. Those earlier events show the car cleared each subsequent retest within days at virtually unchanged mileages, indicating no escalating mechanical decline. Supplied records span only from November 2020 to December 2022, during which the odometer advanced from 110,068 to 115,155 miles, a modest 5,087 miles over two years. For a 2002 model now 24 years old, this equates to roughly 4,800 miles annually, well below typical use. Low accumulation implies extended standing periods, a pattern that often masks degraded rubber suspension bushes, flat-spotted tyres, and surface corrosion unseen during a brief test. No advisories or component failures appear in the data, yet a buyer must still scrutinise structural integrity and consumables in person. The MINI's age demands close inspection of subframe mounting points, coil springs, and brake discs for rust and fatigue. The November 2020 and November 2021 fails with zero defects suggest administrative or documentation issues rather than worn components, but the buyer should retrieve the official refusal notices to confirm. Prolonged storage inferred from the mileage warrants checking for binding rear calipers, perished hoses, and exhaust emissions compliance before any road use.