2017 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4L Petrol · RO53 AMB

The vehicle currently sits on a failed MOT dated 10 April 2026 at 42,591 miles, yet the tester logged no defects. Prior to that, the Corsa passed every annual test from April 2022 through April 2025 with zero defects recorded. The maintenance trend appears stable across those four years, but the abrupt fail without noted faults breaks the clean sequence and demands investigation. The Corsa shows low annual use for a nine-year-old car. It covered 19,763 miles by 1 April 2022, then 24,935 by 10 February 2023, 28,831 by 1 May 2024, 37,427 by 30 April 2025, and 42,591 by 10 April 2026. That averages roughly 4,700 miles per year. The interval between the February 2023 and May 2024 tests saw about 3,896 miles added, while the final twelve months to April 2026 added only 5,164 miles. The record is sparse on advisories but clean, suggesting previous owners kept the car lightly run and likely garaged. With no advisories for suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs or corrosion across the history, the mechanical file looks reassuring. However, the 2017 platform is now nine years old and the low mileage may mask perished rubber components or superficial structural rust from prolonged standing. The buyer should physically inspect subframe integrity, check for binding calipers after a road test, and confirm exhaust emissions match the clean record. The unexplained April 2026 failure requires the presenting garage to supply the refusal certificate detail before purchase.