2009 Mazda MX-5 1.8L Petrol · FN09 MUA

The 2009 Mazda MX-5 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 June 2025 at 103,153 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken five-year run of clean MOT outcomes. No advisories or faults appear across the entire supplied history, indicating the vehicle has not required corrective work within the test regime. Annual mileage has been exceptionally low for a 17-year-old car. The record shows 97,474 miles in June 2021, rising to just 103,153 by June 2025, a total of 5,679 miles over four years or roughly 1,420 miles per year. This is well below the ~6,068 annual average for the vehicle's age and suggests long periods of standing rather than daily use. The clean test history offers no evidence of deferred consumable replacement or escalating wear. Given the absence of flagged defects, a buyer should still verify in person what MOT tests do not cover. The MX-5's age makes suspension bushes, coil springs, and front lower arm compliance items prone to degradation even without test failures. Standing time raises the risk of flat-spotted tyres, seized brake calipers, and surface corrosion on structural underbody members. A pre-purchase inspection should include a ramp check for chassis rail rust, brake disc condition after low use, and confirmation that fluid intervals were observed. The record implies a lightly used, well-presented example, but low mileage alone does not certify mechanical health beneath the panels.