2004 MINI MINI1.6L Petrol

The 2004 MINI Hatchback presents a currently roadworthy status, having passed its most recent MOT on 15 February 2022 at 79,081 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend across the available history is stable, with no advisories or mechanical faults flagged by testers. Two earlier failures in 2019 and 2020 show no recorded defects, indicating administrative or presentation issues rather than mechanical condition problems at those tests. The recorded mileage sits at 79,081 miles against 22 years of age, equating to roughly 3,595 miles per year and confirming very light use. Between the 3 July 2020 pass at 77,144 miles and the 15 February 2022 pass at 79,081 miles, the car covered only 1,937 miles in nineteen months. A gap exists before the 3 July 2019 test at 73,074 miles, with no earlier entries supplied. The sparse, clean record gives little evidence of neglect but equally offers no insight into consumable replacement intervals. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the vehicle's age and likely periods of standing idle. Long storage promotes corrosion on structural members and brake caliper binding, neither of which a no-defect MOT confirms as absent. The lack of advisories across five tests suggests previous owners addressed issues pre-test or the car saw minimal demanding use. Verify the actual odometer against the 2022 figure of 79,081 miles, as no later test exists relative to today's date of 16 July 2026. Check exhaust emissions and tyre sidewall condition for perishing, a common fault on low-mileage cars left unused. The two zero-defect failures remain unexplained and warrant a check of the original refusal notices.