2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4L Petrol · FG58 FTD

The 2008 Vauxhall Corsa presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 11 June 2024 at 96,055 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken run of clean passes from June 2021 onward. The single failure in the record occurred on 9 June 2021 at 88,236 miles yet listed no defects, with the vehicle passing the very next day at 88,237 miles; this points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits low for an eighteen-year-old vehicle. The record shows 92,395 miles at the 13 June 2022 test, rising to 94,762 by 15 June 2023 and 96,055 by 11 June 2024. That equates to roughly 1,300 to 1,300 miles per year across the logged period, well under the 5,336-mile lifetime average. Low annual use combined with the tight cluster of 2021 to 2024 tests suggests the car spent long periods stationary between short local runs, a pattern that can allow corrosion and perished rubber components to develop unseen. No advisories or defects appear against suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity at any test. The absence of flagged wear across four consecutive clean passes implies previous owners kept basic statutory upkeep current. A one-day failure with zero defects recorded in June 2021 gives no evidence of skipped consumable replacement such as tyres or wiper blades. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection beneath the sills, subframe, and suspension mounts given the age and low-use profile. Standing time promotes structural rust that an MOT without advisories will not always catch early. Verify the brake calipers are free and the tyres show no sidewall cracking from disuse before relying on the clean test history as a full condition guarantee.