2016 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L Diesel · PE16 ACF

The Volkswagen Passat presents a stable roadworthiness profile. The most recent DVSA test on 18 September 2025 at 88,642 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, a result standing roughly ten months prior to the current evaluation date of 18 July 2026. Across the available history from July 2022 onward, the vehicle cleared every examination without advisories, indicating consistent maintenance rather than worsening condition. The lone anomaly is the failure logged on 19 July 2022 at 55,094 miles, which listed no defects; the subsequent pass six days later at 55,386 miles with no faults suggests the initial rejection was procedural or involved an undocumented minor item swiftly corrected. Mileage accumulation aligns with typical use for a decade-old estate. The record shows 55,386 miles at the July 2022 test, rising to 66,108 by July 2023, then 76,293 by July 2024, and 88,642 by September 2025. That equates to roughly 10,000 to 12,000 miles per year across the captured period, matching the implied average of 8,864 annually from manufacture. No extended gaps appear beyond the six-day turnaround between the 2022 fail and pass. Earlier pre-2022 history is absent from the supplied data, leaving the first six years unverified. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of core mechanical and structural elements despite the clean MOT slate. At 88,642 miles the Passat will likely show age-related wear in suspension bushes, front coil springs, and brake disc surfaces even if testers flagged nothing. The previous owner’s pattern of presenting the car for annual tests with zero advisories implies basic upkeep, but absence of recorded corrosion or binding calipers does not preclude incipient subframe rust or exhausted dampers. We recommend scrutinising structural integrity at sill and suspension mounting points, and confirming exhaust emissions remain within limits under load.