2011 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Diesel · DA11 USU

The 2011 Volkswagen Passat presents a stable roadworthiness trend. The most recent test on 5 June 2025 at 145,483 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the prior clean pass dated 24 May 2023 at 123,462 miles confirms no advisory or failure issues across the visible history. The maintenance record shows no worsening mechanical faults and no recurring consumable neglect. Mileage accumulation sits at a typical level for a fifteen-year-old vehicle. The records show 114,516 miles in May 2022, 123,462 in May 2023, 133,022 in May 2024, and 145,483 by June 2025. That equates to roughly 9,700 miles per year, a consistent and unremarkable pattern with no sudden jumps or long dormant gaps. The DVSA data is sparse but clean, with only a single anomalous failure on 29 May 2024 at 133,022 miles that the same-day pass resolved with no defects listed, suggesting an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and corrosion points beneath the sills and subframes, as the MOT entries carry no advisories that would evidence prior rust treatment. At 145,483 miles the suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs will have absorbed fifteen years of cyclic loading, and the tester logged no measurement of their condition. Verify the exhaust emissions and binding calipers during a road test, since the absence of faults in the record does not confirm component life remaining. The repeated zero-defect results imply the previous keeper addressed roadworthiness before each test but left no paper trail of interim servicing. Given the age and mileage, expect tyre and wiper blade wear to be the first consumables requiring replacement rather than any serious mechanical risk flagged by the history.