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2010 NISSAN SERENA2.0L Petrol

W165 DAK

Vehicle Insight Summary

NISSAN SERENA (2010, Petrol, 1998cc) — mileage recorded at 157,661. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT
Expired
Expires 01/03/2024
Tax
No data
Fuel
Petrol
Year
2010
Engine
1998cc
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The 2010 Nissan Serena presents a broadly stable roadworthiness picture, with the most recent test on 2 March 2023 at 157,661 miles returning a pass and no defects recorded. The maintenance trend shows no worsening mechanical faults across the available history. A prior failure on 24 February 2023 at 157,654 miles is anomalous, as the tester logged no defects yet the vehicle still failed; this suggests an administrative or documentation issue rather than a mechanical defect, and the car passed eight days later without remediation. Annual mileage sits close to typical for a sixteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 9,854 miles per year. The records show gentle accumulation: 153,047 miles in February 2020, 154,463 in February 2021, 156,557 in January 2022, and 157,654 by February 2023. This low yearly use implies light touring rather than hard commercial duty. The three-year gap between the 2020 and 2023 entries contains no interim tests, so any wear developing in that window is undocumented. No advisories or component-specific faults appear in the DVSA data, so suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, and structural corrosion were not flagged by testers. The clean pass sheets do not confirm absence of wear, only that nothing breached test thresholds on the day. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of underside structural integrity and braking components, given the vehicle's age and the unexplained February 2023 failure with zero recorded defects. The repeated clean results point to an owner who kept the Serena through basic statutory testing but left no evidence of proactive maintenance beyond the MOT. Standing periods implied by low mileage can accelerate rubber perishing and brake caliper seizing. Verify service history in person and probe the February 2023 failure reason with DVSA before purchase.

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45
/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
! Tax Status Unknown
! Average MOT pass rate (67%)
! Older vehicle
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 15 Apr 2026, 16:56
AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 2010 Nissan Serena (W165 DAK) has a recorded MOT history spanning from January 2022 to March 2023, with 3 MOT tests on record.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 67% pass rate, with 2 passes and 1 failure recorded. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

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