2007 Ford S-MAX 2.0L Petrol · AD56 LNV

The 2007 Ford S-MAX currently holds a failed MOT status from the 2 April 2024 test at 131,141 miles, with the DVSA record showing no defects logged against that failure. The maintenance trend is impossible to rate as stable, worsening, or resolving because every test entry from 2022 to 2024 records no defects yet shows repeated fail-pass pairs within days of each other. This pattern suggests administrative or presentation anomalies in the record rather than a clear mechanical narrative. Mileage sat at 108,368 on the failed 11 February 2022 test and rose to 116,275 by the 16 March 2023 failure, then to 131,141 at the April 2024 failure. That equates to roughly 8,900 miles in year one and 14,800 in year two, above the 6,902 annual average for the vehicle's age. The gaps between tests are wide, with no intermediate records to show consumable or suspension condition across those intervals. A buyer should physically inspect structural integrity, subframe corrosion, and suspension bushes given the vehicle's 19-year age and the unexplained fail-pass cycles. The absence of advisories across all five entries does not confirm clean condition; testers may not have logged wear on brake discs, coil springs, or exhaust emissions. Given the most recent failure is over two years old as of July 2026, the S-MAX is unroadworthy until a fresh test proves otherwise. Prior owners allowed the test to lapse rather than maintaining a continuous pass history, which warrants a full independent inspection before any purchase.