2012 Wildmoor 2.0L Petrol · BX62 FJC

The most recent MOT in September 2022 resulted in a clean pass at 262 miles, showing no defects. That inspection is now almost four years old, and no later tests are recorded. This means the vehicle has likely been unused since, and any potential deterioration from standing is invisible to the history. As it sits, the car cannot be legally driven without a fresh MOT, so this must be budgeted for. The earlier MOTs reveal a clear pattern tied to low use. In 2017, a pass at 10 miles came with an advisory for disc brake corrosion at both ends. Two years later, at 253 miles, it failed with a string of minor electrical faults and a nearside front brake binding excessively—a classic sign of caliper or slider seizure from inactivity. Those items were rectified to gain a pass days later. The 2022 pass suggests the brakes were serviceable at that point, but the risk of corrosion and sticking components returning after a further long lay-up is significant. The trend for the mechanical condition cannot be reliably judged as improving or stable, because the data stops in 2022.