2010 Skoda Octavia 2.0L Diesel · MF60 ADU

In the 19 August 2025 test at 227 426 miles the vehicle passed with a single advisory on the offside rear shock absorbers showing light oil misting (5.3.2(b)). The recent pass follows a series of failures in 2021 and 2022, indicating that corrective work has been undertaken and the maintenance trend is now improving. Mileage accumulation from the 31 October 2014 test (93 760 miles) to the latest entry is 133 666 miles over roughly sixteen years, averaging about 14 200 miles per year—well above typical usage for a 2010 model. Annual mileage increments are fairly steady, ranging from 3 696 miles in 2020 to 15 908 miles in 2022. The record shows consistent yearly MOTs, with duplicate entries on 19/20 August 2021 and 16 August 2022 that represent retests after earlier failures. A buyer should inspect the offside rear shock absorber for oil leakage, the rear brake pads for wear (thin pads were recorded in August 2024), the registration plate lamp circuit (intermittent in 2022 and 2024), rear tyres for ply exposure (2022 failure), rear position lamp and side repeater operation (2021 failures), headlamp dipped beams (2018 failures), the anti‑roll bar ball joint dust cover (severely deteriorated in 2018), and brake disc condition (corrosion noted in 2015). Given the high mileage, a thorough check for chassis rust and structural integrity is also advisable.