2008 Volkswagen Transporter 1.9L Diesel · AD57 COU

The Volkswagen Transporter presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 4 April 2025 at 151,104 miles, with no defects logged. The maintenance trend appears stable across the three years of records, though the test history shows a recurring pattern of same-day fail-and-pass cycles that warrants scrutiny rather than reassurance. Mileage accumulation is broadly typical for an 18-year-old van, rising from 143,821 miles at the April 2023 test to 147,868 miles in April 2024 and 151,104 miles by April 2025, an average of roughly 3,600 miles per year over the recorded span. The DVSA data is sparse, with only five entries and no advisories or defects ever recorded, which limits any deep mechanical inference but also means no corrosion, brake, suspension, or emissions concerns were formally raised by testers. The April 2024 and April 2025 entries both show a failure logged one day before a clean pass at near-identical mileage, 147,868 then 147,871, and 151,104 on both days. This suggests the failures were administrative or minor rectifications cleared without defect notation, not structural or mechanical faults carried into the pass. A buyer should still verify in person that no latent issues such as worn suspension bushes, degraded brake discs, or underbody corrosion were simply overlooked, given the age and the absence of any advisory history. Given the clean recorded trail and ordinary mileage, previous keepers appear to have maintained basic test compliance, though the unexplained fail-pass pairs imply the vehicle may have been presented without full pre-check preparation. Inspect the exhaust system, tyre condition, and chassis for rust during a physical viewing, as 2008 Transporter bodies are prone to structural degradation that a fault-free MOT does not preclude.