2008 Lexus IS250 2.5L Petrol · FN58 TFU

The Lexus IS250 presents as roadworthy following its most recent pass on 16 August 2025 at 79,819 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the recorded history. The vehicle carries a clean advisory sheet on every test, showing no flagged corrosion, suspension wear, brake defects, or exhaust issues. Three tests in August 2025 closed with passes or fails carrying no recorded defects, which points to administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical faults. Recorded mileage sits at 79,819 against an 18-year-old car, averaging just 4,434 miles per year. The odometer moved only 2,065 miles between the August 2023 pass at 75,286 and the August 2024 pass at 77,754, then 2,065 miles again to the August 2025 pass at 79,819. Such low annual use suggests extended standing periods, which can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to craze, and underbody moisture to accelerate corrosion even where the tester noted nothing. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of the brake calipers and discs for binding after storage, and check suspension bushes and coil springs for perishing from inactivity. The DVSA record shows no structural integrity concerns, yet the two failed tests on 5 and 12 August 2025 with zero defects logged warrant confirmation that the V5C and test paperwork match the vehicle presented. Given the sparse but clean history, the IS250 reads as a lightly used example with no chronic fault pattern. Verify in person that the low mileage is genuine and that prolonged dormancy has not hidden intermittent mechanical or rust issues the annual test did not capture.