2016 Ford Fiesta 1.2L Petrol · DA55 SEE

A clean DVSA record across the recorded testing history establishes this Fiesta as a car with a consistent pattern of roadworthiness compliance, with the most recent test on 26 February 2026 returning a pass and no defects or advisories recorded against the vehicle. The presence of two failed tests alongside passes on the same dates in 2025 and 2024, both also carrying no recorded defects, is consistent with administrative refusals or category-specific outcomes rather than mechanical non-compliance, and the absence of any advisory notes across the sequence indicates that no wear items were approaching the legal thresholds at the time of examination. This is an unusually clean MOT narrative for a ten year old vehicle, and it points towards a car that has not been flagged for the typical mid-life deterioration items such as corroded brake lines, perished suspension bushes, weakened coil springs, or binding brake calipers that commonly appear on Fiesta records of this vintage. With only 51,526 miles accumulated over a ten year span, the annual mileage of roughly 5,153 miles is significantly below the typical usage rate for a supermini of this age, where 7,000 to 10,000 miles per annum is more commonplace. This low accumulation could reflect genuine light use such as short urban journeys, or alternatively periods of extended standing between uses, and the MOT record shows annual testing continuity with no multi-year gaps, which suggests the vehicle has been kept on the road throughout. Low mileage examples of this generation of Fiesta still experience age related degradation of rubber and polymer components regardless of distance covered, so items such as suspension bushes, anti roll bar links, drop links, drive shaft gaiters, and coolant hoses remain susceptible to perishing and cracking purely from calendar ageing rather than mechanical wear. From a buyer inspection standpoint, the lack of advisories is positive but does not remove the need for a physical evaluation focused on components that commonly deteriorate on a low mileage, age-heavy Fiesta of this generation. On a test drive, listen for clonks or knocking from the front suspension over uneven surfaces, which would indicate worn lower arm bushes, anti roll bar drop link bushes, or top mount bearings, and pay particular attention to any knocking or graunching from the rear beam bushings as the Fiesta is well known for compliant rear axle bushes that degrade with age. Check for any pulling to one side under braking which can indicate a seized or binding caliper slide pin, and feel for vibration through the steering wheel or brake pedal which would suggest warped front discs, while also inspecting the discs and pads directly for lipping and minimum thickness as these can deteriorate through age related corrosion even on lightly used cars. Given that this is a 1.0 EcoBoost or 1.25 Duratec engined Fiesta depending on specification, a thorough inspection should also include checking for oil misting or staining around the cam cover and turbo area on EcoBoost variants, as well as inspecting the underside for any signs of coolant weeping from the thermostat housing or water pump area which are known weak points. Verify that all electrical systems function correctly including the central locking, infotainment, and air conditioning, as electronic refinements on these cars can develop faults independently of mileage. Finally, confirm the service history documentation aligns with the recorded mileage, as the clean MOT record is only part of the picture and a well documented service book showing timely replacement of cambelt, brake fluid, coolant, and spark plugs will provide much greater confidence in the long term mechanical integrity of what is otherwise an unusually tidy ten year old example.