2008 Vauxhall Meriva 1.6L Petrol · FM57 DFC

The 2008 Vauxhall Meriva presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 13 January 2026 at 61,050 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken sequence of clean results across the available history. The recorded mileage shows consistently low annual use for an eighteen-year-old vehicle. From the 2 December 2021 test at 49,966 miles to the 1 December 2022 test at 50,589 miles the car covered just 623 miles in twelve months. By 27 January 2024 it recorded 54,167 miles, then 57,384 miles on 25 January 2025, and 61,050 miles on 13 January 2026. The average of roughly 3,400 miles per year suggests extended standing periods, which on a Meriva of this age raises the risk of perished rubber components, seized suspension bushes, and corrosion on structural underbody members rather than wear from high mileage. No advisories or defects appear in any test from 2021 to 2026, so the record gives no active warning on brakes, exhaust emissions, or coil springs. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection beneath the car. Long idle periods between the 2021 and 2022 tests in particular allow moisture to sit against sills and subframes. Check for structural rust at the rear chassis legs and front crossmember, confirm the brake calipers are not binding after standing, and verify tyre sidewalls have not cracked from age. The clean MOT trail reflects a lightly used car, not a proven mechanically refreshed one.