2009 MINI 1.6L Petrol · DN59 ABX

The 2009 MINI presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent test on 17 July 2024 at 77,056 miles where the tester recorded no defects. Prior to that, the July 2023 tests showed a clean pass at 76,406 miles on the 24th, following a fail three days earlier at 76,399 miles that listed no defects, indicating an administrative or unrecorded rectification rather than a mechanical fault. The vehicle has not accumulated advisories or repeat failures across the available history. Mileage sits low for a seventeen-year-old car at 77,056 recorded miles, an average of roughly 4,533 per year. The records show a gap between 13 July 2022 at 69,837 miles and 10 March 2020 at 63,348 miles, then a near-dormant period through to 2023 where only 6,569 miles were added over three years. Such low use with standing intervals suggests lighter wear on drivetrain components but raises the risk of perished rubber, seized suspension bushes, and corrosion from inactivity rather than high-mileage fatigue. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion, as the MOT history offers no advisory detail to confirm freedom from rust on a vehicle of this age. The tester should examine suspension arms, coil springs, and brake discs for binding calipers or uneven wear linked to long stationary spells. Tyres and wiper blades may have aged beyond safe condition despite adequate tread depth at last test. Given the sparse but clean record, previous owners appear to have kept the MINI to a basic pass standard with no flagged neglect. The unexplained fail in July 2023 warrants a check of the DVLA refusal reason, though no defects were logged. Overall, the documentary evidence supports a sound used purchase subject to a physical appraisal of age-related consumables.