2001 Honda Civic 1.6L Petrol · LB51 XFX

The vehicle is currently roadworthy following a re-test in December 2024, but the maintenance history reveals a trend of reactive rather than proactive care. While the car passed on 27 December 2024 at 97,006 miles, it had failed earlier that same day due to critical safety failures including an illegal offside front tyre and an excessively worn nearside anti-roll bar ball joint. The recurring presence of advisories regarding worn suspension arm bushes across multiple years suggests that the owner only addresses mechanical faults once they reach a failure threshold. The mileage profile is notably low for a 25-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 3,880 miles per year. Data shows a significant gap in usage between December 2022 (79,634 miles) and January 2024 (88,742 miles), where the car covered nearly 9,000 miles in just thirteen months. However, it then sat 8,264 miles between January 2024 and December 2024. This low annual mileage often increases the risk of rubber components degrading, as evidenced by the perished tyre noted in early 2024 and the deteriorated anti-roll bar dust covers found later in the year. A prospective buyer must conduct a thorough inspection of the front suspension geometry, as the offside front arm bushes have been flagged as worn since at least 2021. The 2022 record noted a binding offside front brake and pitted rear discs appeared in early 2024, indicating the braking system may suffer from corrosion due to inactivity. Given the age of the vehicle and the low mileage, specific attention should also be paid to structural corrosion on the sills and wheel arches, as these are common failure points for this generation of Civic when vehicles are stationary for long periods.