2002 Nissan Micra 1.0L Petrol · AV02 AEM

The vehicle currently presents a questionable roadworthiness status following a failure on April 7, 2026. While the car maintained a perfectly clean record with no advisories between 2022 and 2025, the most recent result indicates a departure from this stable trend. Because the record does not list specific defects for the April failure, it suggests a significant mechanical or safety issue that was not present during the previous years of clean passes. The mileage data indicates exceptionally low usage for a twenty-four-year-old vehicle. Between April 2022 at 49,017 miles and April 2023 at 54,612 miles, the car covered only 5,595 miles in a year. This low annual mileage is well below the UK average, suggesting the vehicle was likely a secondary car. However, low mileage on older cars often leads to age-related degradation of rubber components, perished seals, and fluid breakdown which are not always captured by mileage-based inspections. A buyer must investigate the specific cause of the April 2026 failure before considering a purchase. Given the age of this Micra, a physical inspection should focus on structural integrity, specifically checking for corrosion in the sills, wheel arches, and floor mounting pans where these models typically rust. The tester should also check for seized brake calipers or perished suspension bushes, as low-use vehicles frequently suffer from components that seize or crack over time through inactivity.