2005 Nissan Almera 1.5L Petrol · FP54 WYC

The vehicle currently fails the roadworthiness test. The most recent examination on 4 March 2025 at 77,625 miles returned a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the cause undocumented by the DVSA system. Prior to that, the Almera passed cleanly on 6 March 2024 at 77,027 miles and on 10 April 2023 at 74,472 miles. The trend is not worsening through mechanical decay, but the unexplained failure and a previous failed test on 25 March 2022 at 73,731 miles, one day before a passing retest at the same mileage, show administrative or presentation issues rather than a clear maintenance decline. Mileage remains low for a 2005 registered car. From the 2022 tests at 73,731 miles the odometer moved only 3,894 miles by March 2024 and a further 598 miles by the 2025 failure at 77,625. Annual use averaged under 4,000 miles across the record. Such low accumulation over twenty-one years suggests extended periods of storage or short local journeys, which can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to crack through age, and underbody corrosion to develop unseen despite clean test sheets. A buyer should physically inspect the braking system for binding calipers and corroded discs, given the standing time implied by the mileage. The suspension bushes, coil springs, and subframe should be checked for rust pitting and structural fatigue, as MoT passes with zero advisories on an ageing Nissan do not confirm absence of wear, only that the tester logged none. The undocumented failure of 4 March 2025 must be resolved and evidenced before purchase. Obtain the failure sheet and post-repair certificate, then verify the exhaust emissions and structural integrity on a ramp, since the record offers no assurance beyond the last clean pass in 2024.