2012 Hyundai I40 1.7L Diesel · FP12 WCN

The Hyundai i40 passed its most recent MOT on 29 September 2025 at 132,089 miles with only tyre edge wear advisories, so the vehicle currently holds a valid roadworthiness pass. The maintenance trend shows improvement after a poor patch in 2023 to 2024, where the car failed twice on steering and suspension faults before those defects were clearly rectified. Recorded mileage rose from 117,916 at the September 2023 failure to 124,164 at the September 2024 failure, then to 132,089 by September 2025. That equates to roughly 7,000 to 8,000 miles per year across the recorded period, below the 9,435 annual average for a 14-year-old car. The gap between the 2024-09-06 failure and 2024-09-09 pass shows a rapid 28-mile turnaround fix, implying the owner addressed the faults promptly rather than deferring work. A buyer should physically inspect the front suspension and steering, as the September 2023 failure flagged excessive play in the near-side track rod end and excessively worn anti-roll bar ball joint alongside a steering wheel knock; these were cleared by the 2024 pass but worn bushes or ball joints may recur on a high-mileage 2012 chassis. The September 2024 failure also exposed a fractured off-side front coil spring and rear brake pads below 1.5 mm with pitted discs, so check spring seats and rear braking hardware for fresh fatigue or corrosion. All four tyres showed edge wear at the 2025 test, suggesting alignment drift or infrequent rotation. Verify tracking and tyre condition in person, and confirm the washer jet fault from 2024 has not returned. No structural corrosion or emissions failures appear in the record, which indicates reasonable underlying integrity for the age.