RENAULT WIND2011 · 1.6L Petrol

The most recent test on 23 September 2024 at 59,164 miles recorded a failure with no defects listed by the DVSA, leaving the current roadworthiness status unverified and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. Prior to that, the vehicle passed cleanly on 28 September 2023 at 52,877 miles after a failed attempt seven days earlier at identical mileage, and similarly failed then passed in April 2022 at 49,419 and 49,425 miles. The repeated fail-pass pairs with no recorded defects suggest administrative or presentation issues at test rather than resolved mechanical faults, but the absence of advisories limits diagnostic confidence. The odometer shows 59,164 miles against a 2011 build, an average of roughly 3,944 miles per year. From 22 April 2022 at 49,419 miles to 28 September 2023 at 52,877 miles the car covered only 3,458 miles in seventeen months, then added 6,287 miles by September 2024. That step-up from very low use to moderate annual distance implies the car stood for long periods before recent regular running, a pattern that commonly allows corrosion, seized brakes, and degraded suspension bushes to develop unnoticed. A buyer should commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the age and intermittent use, with particular attention to brake discs, calipers, and handbrake function after the unexplained 2024 failure. The coil springs, steering joints, and exhaust emissions should be verified on a ramp, since the clean records provide no evidence of wear but do not confirm component condition after fifteen years. The sparse history with zero advisories across five tests is unusual for a Renault of this era and warrants suspicion that not all faults were logged. Prior ownership appears to have kept mileage low but the twin fail-pass cycles in 2022 and 2023 indicate test anomalies rather than diligent rectification, so a fresh independent MOT-style check is essential before purchase.