2017 Volkswagen Golf 1.4L Petrol · DC17 KCN

The 2017 Volkswagen Golf presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 21 August 2025 at 50,954 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior successful tests also closed with clean sheets. The vehicle shows no worsening pattern and no recurring advisories across the available history. Annual mileage sits low for a nine-year-old car at roughly 5,662 miles per year. The records trace a steady climb: 33,254 miles at the September 2022 test, 39,570 miles at the failed August 2023 attempt, 39,572 miles the next day on pass, then 45,522 miles in August 2024 and 50,954 miles in August 2025. The only anomaly is the 22 August 2023 failure at 39,570 miles, reversed within a day at 39,572 miles with no defects listed, which points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. The clean MOT run gives no flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or corrosion items to chase. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity and underbody for rust, given the car's low use may have included long standing periods that promote damp-related degradation unseen by the tester. Verify the 2023 same-week fail and pass with the selling garage to confirm no suppressed defect. Otherwise the history implies a lightly used, conscientiously tested vehicle with no evidence of skipped consumable upkeep or deferred mechanical repair.