2009 Mazda 3 1.6L Petrol · OY09 DHA

The 2009 Mazda 3 holds a current MOT status following the test recorded on 25 November 2025, which passed with no advisories or defects logged. However, a failure was also registered on the same date at the same testing station, indicating the vehicle was presented, failed, and then re-presented and passed within a single visit. This pattern of immediate re-test and pass is repeated on 2 December 2024, where a failed and passed result share the same date. Across the three years of available DVSA history covering 2023, 2024, and 2025, the trend appears stable on the surface, with each annual cycle ultimately yielding a pass. Yet the repeated same-day fail and pass combinations warrant closer scrutiny, as the failure reasons are not visible within this summary and could range from a simple bulb or wiper blade issue to a more substantive mechanical or structural concern that was rectified in the test centre car park. With the odometer reading 93,998 miles against a December 2009 registration date, the vehicle has accumulated roughly 5,500 miles per year on average, which is notably below typical annual mileage for a car of this age and suggests periods of light use or extended standing. The MOT snapshot from 20 December 2023 does not carry an associated mileage figure in this record, making it difficult to verify whether the gap between tests reflects steady accumulation or long dormant stretches. Standing for prolonged periods can accelerate corrosion on underbody components, brake disc surface pitting, and deterioration of rubber elements such as suspension bushes, boots, and tyres through sidewall cracking. Any prospective buyer should therefore treat the low annual figure as a prompt for hands-on checks rather than a comfort factor, since dormant corrosion may not surface in a tester-driven assessment. A physical inspection should concentrate on the areas that low-mileage or intermittently-used vehicles commonly conceal: surface rust on the rear subframe, inner sills, and around the fuel filler neck, plus brake caliper seizure and rear drum handbrake mechanism corrosion that can develop from infrequent use. The tyres deserve particular attention for age-related sidewall cracking even if the tread depth remains legal, and the condition of the exhaust system, including the catalyst area and rear mounting rubbers, warrants a visual check on a ramp. Given that the DVSA record does not disclose the reasons behind the two same-day failures, it would be prudent to request the full advisory and failure detail from the seller, as those entries could reveal either a trivial rectification or a recurring mechanical fault that has merely been repaired before each test rather than resolved at root.