2009 Daihatsu Materia 1.5L Petrol · NX09 YVY

The 2009 Daihatsu Materia currently holds a failed MOT status from the 21 March 2025 test at 93,515 miles, with the DVLA record showing no defects logged against that failure. The maintenance trend is erratic rather than stable: the car failed on 19 March 2024 at 89,904 miles and again on 27 March 2023 at 85,513 miles, each time passing a re-test within days with zero advisories recorded. Such repeated same-week failures followed by clean passes suggest administrative or presentation issues at test rather than resolved mechanical faults, and the buyer should treat the latest 2025 failure with caution given no fault detail is captured. Recorded mileage sits at 93,515 against a 17-year-old vehicle, an average of roughly 5,500 miles per year. The gaps between tests show light annual use: 85,515 miles in March 2023, 89,905 by March 2024, and 93,515 by March 2025, a yearly increment near 4,000 miles. Low mileage of this sort often means long stationary periods, which accelerates corrosion on brake discs, suspension bushes, and underbody structure even when the test sheet stays blank. Because the MOT history records no advisories or defects across any pass or fail, the paper trail gives no direct warning on tyres, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity. The absence of noted wear is not proof of condition. A buyer must physically inspect the Materia for binding calipers from disuse, degraded coil springs, perished rubber mountings, and hidden chassis rust before purchase. Given the unexplained 2025 failure and three failures inside two years with no defect text, previous keepers likely presented the car poorly or deferred basic preparation. Commission an independent inspection of brakes, suspension, and corrosion before committing funds.