2018 Ford S-MAX 2.0L Diesel · AF68 XAM

The 2018 Ford S-Max presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 6 November 2025 at 72,472 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken sequence of clean MOT results across the available history. Annual mileage sits at roughly 9,059 miles per year against the vehicle's eight-year age, which is typical for this class of family MPV. The records show steady yearly use from 59,510 miles in November 2022 to 72,472 miles in November 2025. One anomaly appears between the 2021 and 2022 tests: the odometer jumped from 36,014 miles on 8 November 2021 to 59,510 miles on 29 November 2022, an increase of over 23,000 miles in a single year after four prior years of low use. The DVSA data offers no explanation, but the pattern suggests a change of owner or a period of standing followed by high commuter or business mileage. No advisories or defects appear in any test, so the record gives no direct warning on suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or structural corrosion. A clean sheet across five tests implies the previous keepers addressed wear before each examination rather than letting items reach advisory status. The lack of flagged faults should not be read as proof of condition, only as absence of recorded failure. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of the underbody for rust, check the rear suspension arms and droplinks for play, and measure brake disc wear given the high-mileage year from 2021 to 2022. Verify the timing belt interval for the engine variant, as Ford's schedules are mileage- not age-based, and confirm service history to explain the 2021 to 2022 mileage spike.