2012 Ford Grand C-MAX 1.6L Petrol · MV62 HHC

The 2012 Ford Grand C-Max presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 24 July 2025 at 83,984 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from 2022 to 2024 also closed as passes with no advisories. The lone blemish is a failed test logged on 11 July 2024 at 78,855 miles, which the DVLA record shows with no defects cited; the same vehicle passed later that same day on the retest, indicating the failure was administrative or a minor rectification rather than a mechanical fault. Mileage sits low for a fourteen-year-old vehicle. The odometer read 66,974 miles at the 28 July 2022 test, rose to 73,564 by 20 July 2023, then 78,855 by 11 July 2024, and reached 83,984 by 24 July 2025. That equates to roughly 5,000 to 5,900 miles added each year, well under the national average. Such light use over a long period often means extended idle spells, which can allow corrosion and perished rubber components to develop even when the test sheet stays clean. The absence of any recorded advisories across five years means no recurring wear items such as tyres, brake discs, or suspension bushes were flagged by testers. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of structural integrity beneath the sills and subframes, since standing time accelerates rust where road salt gathers. Check the condition of flexible brake hoses and suspension mounting bushes for age cracking that a pass-with-no-defects test would not capture. Given the clean history and low annual coverage, prior keepers appear to have maintained statutory testing without neglect. The repeated clear results suggest basic upkeep was met, though the 2024 same-day fail-and-pass pair warrants a glance at the failure reason on the full DVSA certificate to confirm no suppressed defect.