2002 Honda CR-V 2.0L Petrol · JA52 JOZ

The most recent test on 30 October 2025 at 189,525 miles resulted in a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the current roadworthiness status unconfirmed by a passing certificate. The maintenance trend shows a recurring pattern of same-week failures followed by passes in 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting the vehicle is kept roadworthy but only brought to standard at the point of test rather than through proactive upkeep. This is a worsening administrative signal as the 2025 failure lacks a subsequent pass in the record. Mileage accumulation is broadly typical for a 2002 vehicle at roughly 7,897 miles per year, with the record showing 175,407 miles on 15 November 2023 rising to 184,176 miles by 11 November 2024 and 189,525 miles by 30 October 2025. The gaps between tests are tight, yet each year shows a failed test one or two days before a pass at near-identical mileage, implying the car was presented, rejected, then quickly corrected. No long standing periods or rapid accumulation are evident from the numbers supplied. The absence of recorded defects across all entries means no specific suspension bushes, brake discs, coil springs, or corrosion issues are documented for this Honda CR-V. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of structural integrity and drivetrain wear given the 189,525 miles and 24-year age, as MOT silence is not evidence of component health. The repeated same-week fail-pass cycles at 175,407, 184,176, and 189,525 miles indicate previous owners deferred basic compliance work until the test deadline. Verify the 2025 failure has since been resolved with a valid pass before purchase, and scrutinise service history for brake and exhaust emissions maintenance not captured by the MOT dataset.