2013 Honda Civic 1.6L Diesel · OV63 PPZ

This 2013 Honda Civic presents an unusually clean DVSA record, with eight consecutive passes and no failures across its recorded history, the most recent being a clean pass on 19 February 2026 with no defects or advisories noted. The only blemishes in the entire file are a minor wiper advisory in 2022 and a cluster of tyre advisories in January 2024, when both front tyres were recorded as worn close to the legal limit on their inner edges and the offside rear tyre showed slight cracking or perishing. Notably, a retest just weeks later in February 2024 passed with nothing recorded, indicating the tyres were addressed promptly. Since then, three consecutive tests have returned completely clean sheets, suggesting the tyre wear was an isolated consumable issue rather than part of any deteriorating trend. The recorded mileage of 81,656 miles over roughly thirteen years equates to around 6,300 miles per year, which is typical for a car of this age and consistent with regular, moderate use rather than prolonged standing or heavy accumulation. The test dates show a steady annual rhythm with no gaps in the record, and the mileage pattern gives no indication of extended lay-ups that might raise concerns about perished rubber components or seized brake hardware. Mechanically, this usage profile means wear items such as suspension bushes, brake discs, and exhaust components will have aged through normal service rather than through either neglect or unusually hard use. The one point worth probing on inspection is the inner-edge wear pattern recorded on both front tyres in early 2024. Even wear across both front tyres on their inner shoulders can point to incorrect tracking or toe settings, and occasionally to worn suspension components such as lower arm bushes or tired dampers allowing geometry to shift under load. On a test drive, check that the car tracks straight on a level road without steering pull, and inspect the current front tyres for any recurrence of uneven shoulder wear, which would suggest the underlying alignment was never corrected. Listen over uneven surfaces for knocks or clonks from the front suspension that could indicate worn drop links or bushes. Beyond the tyres, the record offers little to fault: no corrosion advisories, no brake or suspension defects, and no emissions issues across eight tests. The 2022 wiper smearing advisory is trivial and was resolved by the following year. A prospective buyer should still carry out the usual pre-purchase checks, including verifying the service history independently since MOT records alone cannot confirm maintenance standards, and confirming the condition of the current tyres and brake components at the point of sale. On the evidence of the test history alone, however, this Civic's roadworthiness record is consistently clean with no recurring or worsening defects.