2013 Skoda Fabia 1.6L Diesel · AF63 RBV

The Skoda Fabia presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 5 November 2025 at 120,390 miles, with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable and free of escalating mechanical concern. Prior to that pass, the vehicle failed the test on 5 November 2025 at the same mileage with no defects logged, a pattern repeated when it failed then passed on 1 November 2024 at 112,571 miles. These back-to-back fail-pass entries with zero recorded faults suggest administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than latent vehicle faults. Annual mileage sits at a plausible 9,261 miles given the car's 2013 build date, with the record showing 104,327 miles in November 2023, 112,571 in November 2024, and 120,390 by November 2025. The 8,244-mile gain across the latest year aligns with typical use and shows no abrupt accumulation that would accelerate drivetrain or suspension wear. The DVSA data is sparse and clean, carrying no advisories across any of the five entries, so the history offers little evidence of neglected consumables or deferred structural repair. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection despite the unblemished record. The absence of advisories does not rule out worn suspension bushes, corroding subframes, or fatigued coil springs that testers omitted or the short interval between fail and pass prevented proper scrutiny of. Given the car is now thirteen years old, examine brake discs for lip and heat crazing, check exhaust emissions against expected tolerances, and confirm underbody structural integrity for rust at sill and suspension mount points. The repeated same-day fail then pass cycles at 112,571 and 120,390 miles imply the previous owner relied on prompt retesting rather than addressing flagged paperwork, not mechanical defect. Treat the clean sheet as a baseline, not a guarantee, and verify in person that no minor consumable wear such as tyres or wiper blades has slipped through undocumented.