2012 Mazda 6 2.2L Diesel · OV12 HXS

The 2012 Mazda 6 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 25 January 2022 at 84,755 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Across the five-year span from the January 2019 pass at 58,476 miles through to the 2022 test, the vehicle cleared every examination without advisories, indicating no worsening mechanical condition and no recurring fault pattern requiring intervention. Mileage accumulation sits at a typical rate for a fourteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 6,054 miles per year against the recorded 84,755 miles. The records show steady annual use: 58,476 miles in January 2019, 64,168 miles in January 2020, 73,554 miles in January 2021, and 84,755 miles in January 2022. A single anomaly appears in the January 2020 entry where the car failed on 23 January at 64,167 miles yet passed the following day at 64,168 miles with no defects listed, suggesting an administrative rejection rather than a genuine mechanical fault. The DVSA data is otherwise sparse and clean, with no advisories logged on any pass. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection given the vehicle's age and the elapsed time since the last test, now over four years stale relative to today's date of 16 July 2026. Although the history shows no flagged corrosion, suspension bushes, brake discs, or exhaust emissions issues, standing periods and undetected wear between tests remain plausible on a Mazda of this era. Particular attention should go to structural integrity beneath the sills and subframes, coil springs for fatigue cracking, and binding calipers from prolonged inactivity. The absence of recorded faults reflects either diligent upkeep or lenient testing rather than confirmed component condition. Given the clean but dated record, a pre-purchase examination of tyre sidewall degradation, wiper blade perishing, and underbody rust prophylaxis is warranted before relying on the 2022 pass as a current roadworthiness indicator.