2006 Mazda Bongo 2.5L Diesel · N348 JOR

The most recent MOT test on 17 December 2021 at 82,793 miles resulted in a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the vehicle's current roadworthiness unconfirmed and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. Prior to that, the 9 December 2020 test at 82,184 miles passed cleanly, as did the 11 June 2019 test at 78,047 miles and the 13 June 2018 pass at 72,309 miles following a 30 May 2018 failure that also logged no defects. The record shows no advisories or mechanical faults across any entry, which limits diagnostic insight but suggests no chronic test failures were documented. The mileage pattern reflects light use for a 2006 vehicle, with 82,793 miles recorded over roughly twenty years equating to about 4,140 miles annually. Between the May and June 2018 tests the van sat at 72,309 miles, then climbed to 78,047 by June 2019 and 82,184 by December 2020, a steady low-rate accumulation. A gap then appears from December 2020 to the December 2021 failure, where mileage rose only 609 miles, and no further tests exist up to today's date in July 2026, meaning the vehicle has likely been off the road or untaxed for over four years. Given the sparse history and the unexplained 2021 failure with no listed defects, a buyer must treat the Bongo as unverified since late 2021. The long standing period raises risk of perished rubber components, seized brake calipers, flat-spotted tyres, and corrosion to structural members and brake lines from moisture ingress. The clean earlier passes do not exempt it from age-related degradation now. A physical inspection should prioritise underside structural integrity, suspension bushes, coil springs, brake disc condition, and exhaust emissions, alongside confirming the reason for the 2021 failure through DVSA failure category data if obtainable. Previous owners appear to have kept annual testing until 2021, but the lapse since then implies deferred maintenance that only a workshop check can quantify.