2010 Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0L Diesel · MA10 FDO

The vehicle currently holds a roadworthy status, but the recent history indicates a sharp decline in preventative maintenance. While the car passed its test in May 2024 at 136,441 miles, this followed a significant failure just six days prior at 136,418 miles. The transition from a clean record between 2020 and 2023 to a period of multiple mechanical failures suggests that the current owner is only addressing faults upon inspection failure rather than performing routine servicing. At 136,441 miles, the sixteen-year-old Scirocco averages approximately 8,500 miles per year, which is consistent with typical national averages. However, there is a notable gap in the records between September 2020 and April 2022, during which the vehicle covered over 6,000 miles without an official check. The accumulation of nearly 4,000 miles between April 2023 and May 2024 shows a recent increase in usage that likely correlates with the wear seen on rubber components and tyres in the latest test results. A buyer must conduct a thorough physical inspection of the front suspension. The 2024 failure flagged severely deteriorated dust covers on both the offside and nearside front ball joints and the front anti-roll bar linkage. These failures allow grit to ingress, which leads to premature joint failure and steering precision loss. Furthermore, the record shows a pattern of neglected tyre management, with multiple tyres reaching the legal limit, perishing, or cracking sidewalls. The buyer should verify that all four tyres have been replaced with quality brands and that the suspension components have been properly replaced rather than merely patched.