2005 Vauxhall Zafira 1.6L Petrol · KF55 LFV

The Vauxhall Zafira presents as roadworthy following its most recent test on 16 September 2025 at 141,878 miles, where the tester recorded no defects and issued a pass. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with the only blemishes being two administrative fails on 15 September 2025 and 18 August 2023 that carried no recorded defects, suggesting the vehicle was presented for retest or correction on the following days rather than undergoing major repair. No advisories or mechanical faults appear at any stage, indicating the car has cleared each examination on compliance alone. Annual mileage sits at a modest 6,756 miles per year against the vehicle's 21-year life, with the odometer showing 132,761 miles in August 2023, 136,625 in August 2024, and 141,878 by September 2025. The accumulation is steady and unremarkable for a 2005 family MPV, with roughly 4,000 to 5,200 miles added each year and no sudden jumps that would imply fleet or high-stress use. The record is sparse but clean, offering no evidence of neglected consumables or deferred structural attention across the three years captured. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and subframe corrosion given the car's age and the absence of any advisory data that might otherwise confirm those items were checked and found sound. The two defect-free fails warrant a query to the seller about what was rectified between the 18 August 2023 and 23 August 2023 tests, and again across 15 to 16 September 2025, as DVSA systems occasionally omit minor defect text on preliminary failures. Brake discs, calipers, and exhaust emissions should be physically verified despite the passes, since a clean MOT does not certify component life remaining. The Zafira's age makes perished rubber, tired dampers, and hidden inner-sill rust plausible even where the tester logged nothing; view the car on a ramp before funds change hands.