2004 Volkswagen Golf 1.4L Petrol · AD04 DSU

The Volkswagen Golf presents as roadworthy on its most recent test, passing on 26 November 2024 at 106,360 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every pass and fail showing a clean sheet of advisories or faults. This indicates no escalating mechanical concerns across the three years of records supplied. At roughly 22 years old the car shows 106,360 recorded miles, an average of about 4,835 miles per year. The odometer moved only 1,517 miles between the December 2022 test at 103,544 miles and the November 2024 pass at 106,360 miles. Such low annual use for a 2004 hatchback suggests extended standing periods, though the sparse record gives no evidence of rapid accumulation or missed test gaps beyond the repeated November fails. The two failures on 28 November 2023 at 104,840 miles and 26 November 2024 at 106,358 miles list no defects, pointing to administrative or presentation issues rather than mechanical rejection. A buyer should still inspect the Golf in person for age-related corrosion to structural mounts, degraded suspension bushes, and flat-spotted tyres from prolonged storage. Verify the brake discs and calipers for seizing after low-mileage dormancy, and confirm the exhaust emissions remain within limits given the infrequently run engine.