2007 Volkswagen Passat 1.9L Diesel · AF57 XWB

The Volkswagen Passat failed its most recent MOT on 10 January 2022 at 145,219 miles, leaving its current roadworthiness unconfirmed. The DVSA entry records no defects, which points to a test abort or administrative failure rather than a clean pass. With no subsequent test logged before today's date of 8 July 2026, the vehicle has stood untaxed or untested for over four years. The maintenance trend cannot be called stable, worsening, or improving because the single failure gives no comparative baseline. At roughly 19 years old the car shows 145,219 miles, equating to about 7,643 miles per year, which sits within typical use for a 2007 Passat. The record stops at the January 2022 failure, so no rapid accumulation or notable gaps appear after that point. The long silence since then suggests the vehicle entered storage or was withdrawn from road use, raising the risk of perished seals, flat-spotted tyres, and corrosion from prolonged standing. A buyer must treat the 2022 failure as an open question. The tester logged no defects, yet the car still failed, so a physical inspection should confirm why the test was not passed. Check the V5C and any garage invoices to establish the true reason. Given the age and four-year dormancy, examine structural integrity for chassis rust, suspension bushes for cracking, and brake discs for pitting from moisture. Verify the engine turns over and the exhaust emissions meet limits before any road use. The odometer reading has not moved since 2022, so confirm the cluster and mileage are genuine. Without a fresh test, assume the Passat is not roadworthy until a current MOT proves otherwise.