2018 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Diesel · DA68 LDJ

The Volkswagen Passat presents a currently roadworthy status, having passed the most recent DVSA test on 9 October 2025 at 160,209 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend reads as stable across the available history, with every pass carrying a clean sheet and no advisories logged at any stage. The October 2024 entry shows a failed test on 30 October at 141,349 miles yet with no defects recorded, immediately followed the same day by a pass at identical mileage, which points to an administrative or procedural failure rather than a mechanical fault. The odometer sat at 98,922 miles for the 5 May 2023 test, rose to 127,897 miles by 1 May 2024, then jumped to 141,349 miles by 30 October 2024. That equates to roughly 20,000 miles per year against an eight-year-old chassis, a high but consistent annual accumulation that signals steady motorway or fleet-style use rather than neglect through standing. The gap between the May 2024 and October 2024 tests is shorter than the usual twelve months, suggesting the owner corrected the earlier failure promptly; otherwise the record is sparse, with only five entries and no flagged wear items across suspension bushes, brake discs, exhaust emissions, or corrosion. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the mileage, as the MOT record logs no advisories but does not confirm component condition beneath threshold limits. The suspension and braking systems carried no warnings through any test, yet at 160,209 miles the coil springs, binding calipers, and damper mounts will be approaching predictable consumable fatigue unseen by the pass results. The duplicated 30 October 2024 entry with a null-fault failure warrants a check of the DVSA certificate to confirm no suppressed defect code exists before purchase.