2010 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.8L Petrol · DA10 APZ

The Mitsubishi Lancer presents as roadworthy on the most recent evidence, with a clean pass recorded on 19 August 2023 at 132,273 miles showing no defects. The maintenance trend across the supplied records reads as broadly stable, with no advisories or mechanical faults logged in any of the four tests between 2021 and 2023. A single failure appears in the data, but the tester recorded no defects against it, pointing to an administrative or presentation issue at the 24 August 2022 attempt rather than a mechanical fault. Mileage accumulation sits close to typical for a 2010 vehicle, rising from 110,022 miles at the 3 August 2021 test to 121,689 miles by August 2022, then to 132,273 miles by August 2023. That equates to roughly 11,000 to 11,600 miles per year across the recorded window, above the lifetime average of 8,267 but not extreme for the period. The record shows a clean sweep of passes aside from the anomaly noted, with no corrosion, suspension, brake, or emissions concerns raised at any stage. The buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody condition, as a 16-year-old vehicle with 132,273 miles can conceal chassis rust or degraded suspension bushes not captured in a pass with no defects listed. The 24 August 2022 failure with no defects recorded warrants a check of the DVSA failure reason code, since it may reflect a withdrawn test or documentation error rather than a cleared fault. Given the sparse but clean history, attention should fall on consumable wear invisible to the MOT snapshot: brake disc thickness, coil spring fatigue, and exhaust hangers. The absence of advisories across three years suggests previous owners kept basic upkeep current, though the unexplained failure one day before the 25 August 2022 pass hints at a lapse in test scheduling rather than mechanical neglect.