2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.6L Petrol · FV08 YJS

The 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara remains roadworthy with a stable maintenance profile, confirmed by the most recent DVSA test on 16 June 2025 at 16,692 miles which recorded a pass and no defects. Prior examinations show the same outcome: the tester passed the vehicle on 12 June 2024 at 16,135 miles, on 5 June 2023 at 15,538 miles, on 9 June 2022 at 14,950 miles, and on 3 June 2021 at 14,368 miles. No advisories or mechanical faults appear across the five-year trail. Mileage accumulation reflects exceptionally light use for an eighteen-year-old vehicle. The odometer climbed just 324 miles between June 2024 and June 2025, and only 557 miles across the full 2021 to 2022 interval. Annual averages sit near 927 miles. Such a sparse record reveals no dormant periods of unrecorded heavy use nor sudden accumulation; the clean pass sheet suggests the previous keeper stored the car predominantly and attended tests punctually. Despite the unblemished MOT history, a buyer must physically inspect age-sensitive components that low mileage and long standing can conceal. The tester logged no corrosion or structural integrity concerns, yet a buyer should closely check steel chassis legs and sills for rust pitting on this 2008 SUV. Suspension bushes and coil springs may have hardened or cracked through inactivity rather than wear. A buyer should examine brake discs and calipers for binding after minimal rotation, and must assess tyres for sidewall perishing irrespective of tread depth.