HONDA HR-V1999 · 1.6L Petrol

The most recent MOT test on 13 September 2022 at 121,366 miles resulted in a failure with no defects formally recorded, leaving the vehicle's current roadworthiness unverified and the maintenance trend ambiguous rather than clearly stable or worsening. Prior to that, the HR-V passed cleanly on 13 September 2021 at 103,785 miles after a failure four days earlier at 103,778 miles, also with no listed defects. The absence of recorded advisories or faults across the 2019 to 2021 passes suggests the car was presented in acceptable condition, but the two undocumented failures undermine confidence in the accuracy of the entries. Recorded mileage rose from 85,205 in September 2019 to 93,979 in August 2020, then to 103,785 by September 2021, and 121,366 by September 2022. That final jump of roughly 17,581 miles in one year contrasts with the earlier average of under 10,000 annually and implies a period of heavier use or a prior period of storage. At 27 years old with 121,366 total miles, the average of about 4,495 miles per year is low, yet the spike before the 2022 failure means standing-time corrosion and sudden drivetrain loading both warrant consideration. The sparse, clean history offers little detail, so the gaps in defect reporting are themselves a limitation. A buyer should physically inspect structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's age and the unexplained 2022 failure. The tester flagged no suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, or exhaust emissions issues on paper, but the undocumented failures mean binding calipers or worn tyres may have been present and corrected off-record. Verify the odometer against service stamps, and check for intermittent use damage such as perished hoses or seized handbrake mechanisms that low-mileage Hondas of this era often develop when left idle.