2013 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6L Diesel · AV13 CKD

The most recent MOT from April 2026 passed cleanly at 131,806 miles, which is reassuring given what happened just a year earlier. In April 2025 this Caddy failed on three significant items: a fractured offside rear leaf spring, parking brake efficiency below requirements, and rear brake imbalance across axle 2. All three point to heavy wear at the back end of the vehicle, which is consistent with a working van that carries loads. The spring fracture in particular is a structural concern rather than a simple consumable item. The van was retested just two days later and passed, and the 2026 test stayed clean, so the repairs appear to have held up over roughly 10,000 miles of further use. The overall trend looks stable rather than worsening. Before the 2025 failure the history was entirely clean, and the most recent test returned to that standard. However, reaching 131,000 miles on a thirteen-year-old commercial vehicle means rear suspension and brake components are entering the zone where repeat failures become more likely, even if the immediate repairs were done properly. Mileage of roughly 10,100 miles per year is typical for a van of this age. It does not suggest unusually hard use or long periods standing idle, so the mileage signal is ambiguous rather than alarming.