2008 Ford Fiesta 1.2L Petrol · MJ08 AMU

The 2008 Ford Fiesta presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 9 October 2025 at 118,304 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the prior annual test on 9 October 2024 at 109,121 miles also passed clean. Two earlier failures on 7 October 2024 at 109,119 miles and 2 October 2023 at 74,478 miles were logged with no defects stated, indicating administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than mechanical faults. The vehicle shows no recurring advisories for suspension bushes, brake discs, corrosion, or exhaust emissions across the available record. Recorded mileage sits at a typical 6,572 miles per year for an eighteen-year-old car. The jump from 74,478 miles on 2 October 2023 to 109,119 miles on 7 October 2024 marks roughly 34,600 miles in twelve months, an unusually high accumulation that then dropped to 9,183 miles by October 2025. Sparse history before 2023 leaves the early-life care unverified, but the clean pass sheets from 2023 onward suggest the prior owner addressed consumable wear without formal advisory flags. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's age and the unexplained 2023 to 2024 mileage surge. The front coil springs, track-rod ends, and brake calipers warrant hands-on checks for binding or fatigue not captured by a pass with no defects. Verify the 2024 failure entries were clerical by requesting the original test documents from the DVSA. Tyres, wiper blades, and fluid levels remain consumable items to confirm visually. The absence of recorded advisories does not exempt an eighteen-year-old Fiesta from age-related rubber perishing or silent exhaust degradation between tests.