2013 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0L Petrol · NE08 ANT

The Vauxhall Corsa presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 3 February 2026 at 60,982 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across the available record. The February 2026 pass came just eight days after a failure on 26 January 2026 at 60,925 miles, though the tester logged no defects on either occasion. A near-identical pattern occurred in early 2025, where the car failed on 24 February at 51,631 miles and passed three days later at 51,648 miles with no defects recorded. These paired fail-pass entries suggest administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than escalating mechanical decline. At roughly 13 years old the car shows 60,982 miles, an average of about 4,700 miles per year, which is low for its age and points to light use or extended standing periods. The mileage climbed from 50,564 at the September 2024 pass to 51,648 by February 2025, then jumped to 60,982 by January 2026, indicating around 9,300 miles were covered in the final eleven months. The DVSA data is sparse and clean otherwise, with no advisories or recorded faults across any test, so the history offers little insight into wear on consumables or structural items. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the low annual mileage and likely periods of inactivity that accelerate corrosion and seizing. The repeated no-defect failures without listed reasons warrant a check of the VOSA failure category and any withdrawn results, as the test centre behaviour is irregular. Examine underside structural integrity and exhaust emissions in person, since the record supplies no evidence either way on rust or deterioration that low-use vehicles often conceal.