2009 Skoda Fabia 1.4L Diesel · FL59 LZD

The Skoda Fabia presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 September 2025 at 84,123 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from 2023 to 2024 also closed as passes with no advisories. No worsening mechanical faults or recurring failure patterns appear across the available record. Recorded mileage sits low for a 2009 vehicle, rising from 65,849 miles at the 13 September 2023 test to 68,274 miles by 17 September 2024, then jumping to 84,123 miles by 23 September 2025. That final 12-month period added roughly 15,849 miles, against under 2,500 miles across the two previous years combined. The sparse, clean history gives little evidence of neglected consumables, though the low early mileage implies the car stood idle for stretches, a pattern that can conceal perished rubber bushes or seized brake calipers not caught in a stationary test bay. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the vehicle's 17-year age. The 2024 and 2023 tests each show a fail and pass logged on the same day at identical mileage, with no defects cited; this points to administrative re-entry rather than rectified faults, but confirms the tester raised no corrosion or structural integrity concerns at those dates. Pre-purchase checks ought to cover exhaust emissions under load and look for subframe corrosion hidden beneath sills. The clean advisory slate offers reassurance, yet low-use Skodas of this era commonly develop handbrake imbalance or binding rear calipers from long standing, none of which a no-defect MOT confirms as absent today.