2012 Volkswagen Motor Caravan 1.4L Petrol · WU12 AAK

The vehicle holds a current roadworthy pass from the 30 July 2025 test at 50,629 miles, where DVSA logged both a failure and a subsequent pass on the same date, each with no defects recorded. Across the five entries from 5 May 2023 to July 2025, the maintenance trend is stable; the tester never flagged corrosion, suspension, brake or emission faults. Recurring administrative failures in July 2024 at 50,354 miles and July 2025 at 50,629 miles, each followed by a clean pass, show a consistent pattern of initial rejection cleared without mechanical remedy. At fourteen years old, the campervan displays 50,629 recorded miles, an average of around 3,616 miles per year. The recent record exposes extraordinarily light use. Between the 5 May 2023 examination at 49,815 miles and the 30 July 2025 test at 50,629 miles, it travelled just 814 miles in over two years. Such stagnation, paired with the July 2024 failure and the August 2024 pass at 50,378 miles, indicates long standing periods. The dataset is sparse but entirely free of advisories on consumables like tyres or wiper blades. Despite the clean ledger, a buyer must verify in person the components that low-mileage storage threatens. The tester noted no binding calipers or worn brake discs, yet inactive vans often develop seized handbrake mechanisms and surface rust on discs. We advise a ramp inspection of structural members and floor pan for corrosion, plus close examination of suspension bushes and coil springs for age-related cracking. Exhaust emissions passed, but a prolonged idle can mask intermittent fuelling faults. The repeated fails with no defects suggest previous owners addressed whatever triggered rejection swiftly, reflecting basic compliance rather than neglect of mechanical upkeep. Still, the absence of any recorded tyre or advisory entries across 50,000 miles warrants a visual check of sidewall condition and tread depth before purchase.