2021 Volkswagen Golf R-Line TSI 1.5L Petrol · CV71 XDC

The Volkswagen Golf R-Line TSI presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 5 August 2025 at 27,296 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded. Prior to that, the 7 August 2024 examination at 11,921 miles also passed clean. Two consecutive annual tests with zero advisories or failures indicates the vehicle has been maintained to a standard that satisfies DVSA roadworthiness requirements. The mileage pattern shows exceptionally light use for a five-year-old car. Between August 2024 and August 2025 the odometer advanced only 15,375 miles, an annual rate near 5,459 miles. From first registration to mid-2024 the car covered just under 12,000 miles in its opening three years. Such low accumulation suggests prolonged standing periods are possible, though the sparse two-entry record gives no evidence of neglect or deferred consumable replacement. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the risk that limited movement allows rubber components to perish and calipers to seize through inactivity. The clean MOT history means no structural corrosion, exhaust emissions faults, or binding brakes have been formally flagged. Verify the service book against the 11,921 and 27,296 mile test points to confirm oil changes and cambelt intervals were met despite low running. Absence of advisories does not exempt the new owner from checking tyre sidewall condition and wiper blades, where standing storage accelerates degradation unseen by the tester.