2022 Vauxhall Mokka Elite Premium Turbo 1.2L Petrol · LP72 NKW

A single DVSA MOT test has been recorded for this 2022 Vauxhall Mokka Elite Premium Turbo, carried out on 30 December 2025 at 18,053 miles, which resulted in a pass. The test itself was clean of failures, but it is worth noting that the advisory items recorded were not minor in nature from a wear perspective. The front and rear nearside tyres were both flagged as worn close to the legal limit and worn on the edge, suggesting uneven or accelerated wear on one side of the vehicle. A defective wiper blade causing smearing was also recorded as a minor defect. With only one test on file for a four-year-old vehicle, there is insufficient longitudinal data to confirm a stable roadworthiness trend, and the tyre wear pattern warrants close inspection at the point of purchase. At roughly 4,513 miles per year since first registration, this Mokka has been used considerably below the average annual mileage for a vehicle of its age. Such low usage typically results in less wear on high-mileage consumables such as brake discs and pads, clutch friction material, and drivetrain components, but it can also mean extended periods of stationary standing. Mechanical consequences of low annual mileage can include corrosion of brake disc surfaces due to infrequent use, flat spots or sidewall cracking in tyres from prolonged static loading, and potential degradation of rubber components such as suspension bushes and engine mountings that benefit from regular flexing. The combination of low mileage and inner-edge tyre wear noted on test is therefore worth investigating, as it can indicate alignment geometry issues that have developed during periods of light use, or simply that the tyres have aged in situ rather than wearing through normal service. Any prospective buyer should subject the nearside tyres to detailed scrutiny before purchase. Inner-edge wear on both the front and rear nearside positions suggests the need for a four-wheel alignment check, and the buyer should ask when the tyres were last replaced, as tyres fitted at the factory would now be around four years old and potentially suffering from age-related sidewall deterioration regardless of remaining tread depth. On a test drive, particular attention should be paid to steering behaviour: any pulling to the left, vague on-centre feel, or uneven steering effort on straight roads could indicate that the camber or toe settings remain out of specification. The buyer should also listen for any knocking or clonking from the front suspension over bumps, which can accompany chronic alignment issues if the lower wishbone bushes or track rod ends have been loaded unevenly for an extended period. The defective nearside wiper blade recorded at the December 2025 test is a relatively inexpensive item, but it does indicate that minor service items had been deferred immediately prior to the test. A walkaround inspection should verify that the wipers now clear the screen cleanly without smearing, and that the wiper linkage has not developed any slack. Given the vehicle's low annual mileage, brake feel should be assessed carefully during the test drive: a firm pedal with confident initial bite is expected, but judder under braking or a tendency for the vehicle to pull to one side would suggest corroded brake discs, a recognised consequence of infrequent use. With only one MOT pass on record, the absence of a longer test history means there is no evidence to draw on regarding corrosion progression on suspension components, brake pipes, or underbody structure, so a thorough physical inspection of these areas, particularly given the Mokka's known susceptibility to underbody surface corrosion, would be prudent.