2017 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4L Petrol · FJ17 WMM

The Vauxhall Corsa presents as roadworthy following its most recent test on 5 August 2025 at 79,802 miles, where the tester passed the vehicle with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every pass showing a clean sheet and no advisories on suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or structural corrosion. The single anomaly is an administrative failure on the same date and mileage as the pass, carrying no recorded defects, which points to a paperwork or process error rather than a mechanical fault. Annual mileage sits at roughly 8,867 per year against the 2017 build, a typical figure for this age of supermini. The records show 69,833 miles at the 28 September 2023 test, 74,221 at 6 August 2024, and 79,802 at 5 August 2025. That is about 4,400 miles between the first two dates and 5,581 over the following year, a consistent and unremarkable accumulation with no gaps suggesting long standing or sudden high use. The clean test sheets across all three years imply the previous owner kept basic consumables and emissions within limits. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection despite the absent advisories. The DVSA record captures only test-day condition, so worn tyres, ageing wiper blades, or early exhaust corrosion may exist without a flag. Given the car is now nine years old, examine subframe and sill integrity for rust, check front suspension arms for play, and confirm rear brake calipers are not binding after the car has stood. The duplicate fail-and-pass entries on both 28 September 2023 and 5 August 2025 with zero defects warrant a V5C and MOT certificate cross-check to rule out clerical mismatch. No recurring mechanical fault appears in the data, so the Corsa's history supports a sound used purchase pending a routine pre-sale check.