2009 Volkswagen Golf 1.9L Diesel · AK09 RBV

The Volkswagen Golf presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 21 July 2025 at 141,171 miles, with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, showing clean passes in 2023 and 2024 alongside the 2025 result, though the 2024 and 2025 entries each list a failed test on the same date and mileage as the pass with no defects noted, indicating administrative re-tests rather than mechanical faults. Mileage has accumulated at a typical rate for a 17-year-old vehicle, rising from 107,261 miles at the July 2023 test to 127,060 miles in July 2024 and 141,171 miles by July 2025. That equates to roughly 14,000 miles in the first interval and 14,000 in the second, against a lifetime average near 8,300 miles per year, so the recent annual use sits above the long-term norm but shows no abrupt spikes or standing gaps. The DVSA record itself is sparse, carrying only pass outcomes and the anomalous fail lines with no advisories logged at any stage. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs and calipers, given the age and the absence of any advisory history that might otherwise confirm those items were checked and cleared. The lack of recorded corrosion or structural integrity concerns is reassuring, but MOT tests do not strip components, and a 2009 Golf at 141,171 miles will have wear the paperwork does not capture. Verify the duplicated fail and pass entries with DVLA to confirm they reflect standard re-test procedure rather than unresolved defects. Beyond that, treat the car as mechanically sound on paper, with in-person checks focused on consumables and underside condition before purchase.