2004 Honda Civic 1.6L Petrol · PE04 CDY

The 2004 Honda Civic presents as roadworthy on the basis of its most recent test, which the tester passed on 20 March 2024 at 179,797 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with three consecutive annual passes and no advisories or mechanical faults raised between 2022 and 2024. The single failure entry on 22 March 2022 at 172,136 miles carries no recorded defects, indicating an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a component fault. Annual mileage averages around 8,173 against the vehicle's 22-year life, a typical use profile for this age of car. The records show only 2,025 miles added between the March 2023 test at 177,772 miles and the March 2024 test at 179,797 miles, confirming light recent use. Between March 2022 and March 2023 the car covered 5,636 miles. The sparse, clean record gives no evidence of rapid accumulation or neglected intervals, though the twin 22 March 2022 entries at identical mileage suggest the owner corrected a paperwork issue the same day. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake discs given the car's age and 179,797 miles. The MOT data raises no corrosion, exhaust emission, or structural integrity concerns, but twenty-two years of service can hide worn trailing arm bushes or tired dampers that a static test will not always flag. Verify the V5C and confirm the 2022 failure cause with DVSA, since the blank defect field offers no technical detail. Otherwise the history implies a conservatively driven, basic-maintenance Civic with no recurring fault pattern to date.