2019 Citroen Berlingo 1.6L Diesel · LB19 YKH

The 2019 Citroen Berlingo presents a broadly stable mechanical picture as of its most recent MOT on 21 April 2026 at 85,602 miles, where it passed with only a minor advisory for a deteriorated front registration plate. The maintenance trend over the last two years is clearly improving. The vehicle left the 2024 test with three advisories, including a severely deteriorated offside front outer CV boot and two rear tyres worn to the legal limit. By April 2025, the record was entirely clean, and the April 2026 test confirmed that standard has been maintained. This suggests the previous owner addressed the 2024 defects promptly and has kept on top of basic servicing since. Mileage accumulation tells a story of sustained high-intensity use. Between the April 2022 test at 28,708 miles and April 2023 at 54,443 miles, the van covered roughly 25,735 miles in a single year. That rate softened to approximately 6,259 miles between April 2023 and April 2024, then climbed again to around 8,235 miles in the year leading to April 2025, before settling at 2,665 miles in the final run-up to April 2026. The overall average of roughly 12,229 miles per year is well above typical for a seven-year-old light commercial vehicle. This pattern points to sustained motorway or high-load work rather than gentle local use, which places greater stress on braking components, suspension bushes, drivetrain joints, and exhaust systems. The recurring theme across the record is uneven tyre wear and braking issues. In April 2023, the tester flagged rear brake imbalance and nearside rear brake binding, alongside both front tyres worn on their edges. Edge wear on front tyres typically indicates worn suspension bushes, deteriorated track rod ends, or incorrect toe alignment. The CV boot failure in April 2024 reinforces that drivetrain components have been working hard without early intervention. A prospective buyer should physically inspect the front suspension for play in the inner bushes and ball joints, check the rear brake calipers for sticking slides or seized pistons, and examine the exhaust system and underbody for corrosion consistent with high-mileage commercial use. The clean 2025 and 2026 records are encouraging, but they do not erase the wear profile built up during the high-mileage years.