2006 Vauxhall Meriva 1.6L Petrol · CX06 YYE

The Vauxhall Meriva presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 27 March 2024 at 105,765 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the available record. The test showed no defects, though the preceding attempt on 20 March 2024 at 105,761 miles failed with no defects formally logged, a pattern repeated at the 10 October 2022 failure (100,814 miles) before a pass on 13 October 2022 at 100,815 miles. Such fail-with-no-recorded-defect entries typically point to administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical fault, and no advisories or worn components appear anywhere in the history. The odometer reads 105,765 miles against a 2006 build date, equating to roughly 5,288 miles per year and marking this Meriva as low mileage for its twenty years. Gaps in the record are evident: the vehicle covered only 5,949 miles between the October 2021 pass at 94,016 miles and the October 2022 tests, then just 4,950 miles to the March 2024 pass. The sparse, clean history with no corrosion, brake, suspension, or emission flags suggests light use, though prolonged standing between tests remains a plausible contributor given the low annual accumulation. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion, as the MOT record logs no advisories yet offers no assurance on hidden rust typical of this era of Vauxhall. The repeated no-defect failures warrant confirmation that the vehicle was correctly presented and not masking minor consumable wear such as tyre condition or wiper function at those dates. Suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs should be visually checked for age-related degradation despite the absence of tester flags. Low mileage and long idle periods often conceal perished rubber components and seized calipers that a static MOT bay check may not fully expose.