2017 Audi A3 1.4L Petrol · DC17 RCZ

The 2017 Audi A3 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 13 August 2025 at 29,851 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken sequence of clean results across every annual examination since 2021. The mileage pattern shows exceptionally light use for a nine-year-old vehicle. Recorded distance rose from 25,485 miles at the 16 July 2021 test to just 29,851 miles by August 2025, an average annual gain of under 1,100 miles across that span and roughly 3,317 miles per year overall. The gaps between tests are narrow and consistent, with no missing entries and no sudden accumulation, indicating the car spent long periods stationary or covered very short local journeys. Such low throughput means consumable items like brake discs, tyres, and suspension bushes will show calendar-age degradation rather than high-load wear. No advisories or defects appear in any DVLA MOT entry, so the record gives no flag for corrosion, binding calipers, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity concerns. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of underside chassis members and subframe for surface rust, given the vehicle's age and likely extended idle periods. Check suspension arm bushes and coil springs for perishing from standing, and verify brake disc condition where limited use may have allowed pitting. The clean history implies prior owners kept basic statutory testing current, but the absence of recorded faults offers no evidence of proactive mechanical servicing beyond the mandated annual check.