2005 Honda Civic 1.6L Petrol · MT55 GZD

This 2005 Honda Civic has passed its most recent MOT in July 2024 at 133,612 miles, but the underlying condition tells a story of progressive corrosion and brake system deterioration that should concern any prospective buyer. The vehicle is now nearly two years past that last test, and given typical UK weather exposure, corrosion issues are likely to have worsened further. The most serious finding is structural corrosion. In July 2023, the vehicle failed its MOT because offside front structural corrosion had reduced rigidity significantly. When retested a day later, this critical fault remained but was reclassified as "not significantly reduced" – a narrow margin that suggests the defect was marginal or borderline rather than genuinely improved. By July 2024, the same structural corrosion was still present and noted at test, even though the vehicle passed. This pattern indicates the rot is not being arrested; it is simply fluctuating around the pass-fail threshold. Brake pipe corrosion is persistent and widespread. The July 2023 failure identified corroded, inadequately supported brake pipes at both rear corners with broken mounting brackets, along with brake imbalance of 36% across the rear axle and a parking brake that was inoperative on one side. The July 2024 pass still records brake pipe corrosion and grease coverage, suggesting the pipes were cleaned but not replaced.