2008 Ford Fiesta 1.4L Diesel · FN58 TZK

The 2008 Ford Fiesta presents a currently roadworthy status following a clean pass at 144,769 miles on 29 May 2025, with no defects or advisories logged. The underlying maintenance trend is stable but shows a recurring administrative quirk: the car failed two consecutive MOTs on the day before its eventual pass in both 2023 and 2024, each time with no defects recorded. This pattern points to clerical or presentation issues at the testing station rather than mechanical deterioration, and the absence of any flagged wear across five years suggests the structure and consumables have been kept within test limits. At roughly 18 years old the vehicle carries 144,769 miles, equating to about 8,043 miles per year, which is typical for the age. The records show steady but unspectacular use: 131,900 miles in April 2022, 139,328 at the May 2023 pass, and 144,764 by the May 2024 failure, a gain of under 13,000 miles across three years. Only five tests appear in the supplied history, with no entries between 2018 and 2022, so the early-life record is sparse. The near-identical mileages at the 2024 fail (144,764) and 2025 pass (144,769) confirm the car covered just five miles in that interval, implying it sat largely unused or was moved only for retests. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and subframe corrosion given the vehicle's age and the missing pre-2022 history. The DVSA data records no advisories on brake discs, binding calipers, or exhaust emissions, yet eighteen years of service can hide rust beneath sills and arches that a pit examination would expose. The repeated zero-defect failures warrant a check of the VIN and test station logs to confirm those entries were not data errors masking real faults. Given the clean 2025 certificate and typical mileage, the Fiesta is mechanically plausible for continued use, but the gaps in earlier testing mean previous owner care cannot be fully verified from this record alone. Prioritise a independent underside survey before purchase.