2018 Ford Fiesta 1.0L Petrol · AV18 RTO

The 2018 Ford Fiesta presents a stable roadworthiness status with its most recent test on 7 January 2025 at 62,526 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is resolving rather than worsening, given that the only failure in the chain occurred immediately beforehand on 6 January 2025 at 62,519 miles yet was logged with no defects, implying an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Across the five-year span of records the vehicle cleared every other examination without advisories. Annual mileage sits at roughly 7,816 miles, typical for an eight-year-old supermini. The records show steady accumulation: 35,902 miles at the May 2022 test, 48,496 miles by January 2023, 60,489 miles in January 2024, and 62,526 miles in January 2025. The gap between the 2022 and 2023 entries covers twenty months yet adds only 12,594 miles, indicating no abnormal standing period or rapid wear cycle. Clean test outcomes at each stage suggest the previous keeper kept basic consumables and emissions within limits. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the age and the unexplained January 2025 failure entry. Although no corrosion or structural integrity issues appear in the DVSA data, eight years of UK road salt exposure warrants a underside check for rust on sills and subframes. The absence of recorded advisories means tyre tread depth and wiper blade condition were acceptable at test but fall outside any warranty and should be verified on the day.