2012 Audi A1 1.6L Diesel · CX08 MAD

The Audi A1 presents as roadworthy following the October 2025 test at 118,948 miles, where the tester passed the car with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every annual examination from August 2022 through October 2025 returning a clean result. A failed entry on 9 October 2025 at the same mileage carries no recorded defects, indicating an administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault before the subsequent pass on the same day. Recorded mileage rose from 86,699 in August 2022 to 92,597 by September 2023, then to 103,715 in October 2024 and 118,948 in October 2025. This equates to roughly 8,500 miles per year, consistent with typical use for a 2012 vehicle. The gaps between tests stay within standard twelve-month cycles and show no abrupt accumulation or long dormant periods that would suggest neglected storage. The DVSA record flags no advisories on suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions at any stage. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody condition given the car's fourteen-year age and salt-exposure risk on UK roads. Verify the brake calipers and flexible hoses are free from seizing, as these items draw no MOT comment yet degrade silently between tests. Given the sparse but clean history, previous owners appear to have maintained basic statutory testing discipline without deferred examinations. The same-day fail and pass suggests clerical correction rather than rectified wear. Prospective purchasers should confirm service intervals independently, since MOT clearance alone does not evidence cambelt, fluid, or consumable replacement on this high-mileage A1.