2014 Skoda Rapid 1.4L Petrol · DA14 CFG

The Skoda Rapid presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 30 October 2025 at 95,039 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, following an anomalous failure on the same date and mileage that listed no defects, a clerical or administrative rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Prior tests in October 2024 at 92,020 miles, October 2023 at 86,624 miles, and October 2022 at 81,441 miles all passed cleanly with no advisories, showing the vehicle has avoided recurring workshop interventions across its later life. Mileage has accumulated at a near-typical rate for a twelve-year-old car. The odometer moved from 81,441 miles in October 2022 to 95,039 miles by October 2025, an average of roughly 4,533 miles per year over that span, below the 7,920-mile annual norm and suggesting lighter use or periodic standing. The DVSA record shows no gaps beyond the usual annual cycle and carries no flagged corrosion, suspension wear, brake defects, or exhaust emission concerns across the five entries supplied. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection despite the clean sheet. The absence of advisories means testers logged no worn suspension bushes, cracked coil springs, binding calipers, or structural rust at the tested dates, but MOT snapshots miss intermittent faults and hidden underside decay between tests. Given the 2014 build year, examine subframe and sill integrity for moisture-driven corrosion and confirm brake disc thickness and tyre condition match the low-wear profile the history implies. The repeated clean passes from 2022 to 2025 indicate previous owners kept the Rapide to minimum legal standard with no deferred consumables appearing in the record. Verify service history independently, as the MOT data alone cannot confirm cambelt, fluid, or clutch upkeep on a 95,039-mile unit.