2014 Honda CR-V 2.0L Petrol · SC14 GWD

This 2014 Honda CR-V presents an exceptionally clean roadworthiness profile across the recorded DVSA test history, with a pattern that prospective buyers should find reassuring. Across five tests from 2022 through 2025, the vehicle has accumulated four passes and a single failure recorded on 6 August 2024, yet notably that failure carried no defect entries against it. A retest on 15 August 2024 resulted in a clean pass, suggesting the original failure was likely an administrative or presentation matter rather than a substantive mechanical issue. The most recent test on 7 August 2025 passed with no defects recorded, continuing the trend of consistent compliance with DVSA standards. Equally significant is the complete absence of advisory notes throughout the entire five-test sequence, indicating that the braking system, suspension components, exhaust, tyres, and structural elements have not shown any wear patterns warranting examiner attention. The recorded mileage of 72,636 miles against a 12-year vehicle age equates to approximately 6,053 miles annually, which sits comfortably within typical usage parameters for a CR-V of this vintage. There are no extended testing gaps suggesting the vehicle was laid up, nor are there any mileage inconsistencies that would raise concerns about clock irregularities. This steady accumulation rate implies regular but moderate use, consistent with the sort of mixed urban and light suburban driving most compact SUVs of this generation experience. Mechanically, this kind of mileage profile tends to produce even wear across consumables rather than the component fatigue that often accompanies either high-mileage motorway work or the flat-spotting and seal deterioration associated with prolonged inactivity. For a prospective buyer evaluating this CR-V, the absence of recorded advisories means that no specific components have been flagged for monitoring, which simplifies the physical inspection considerably. Nevertheless, given the vehicle's age and the fact that suspension bushes, coil springs, and anti-roll bar linkages on CR-Vs of this era commonly begin to show perishing or play beyond the 10-year mark, particular attention should be paid during a test drive to any knocking or clonking over uneven surfaces, particularly at low speed over speed humps. Steering response should feel precise without vagueness around the straight-ahead position, and any indication of fluid seepage from the front struts or rear dampers would warrant close inspection. Given the failure with no defects recorded in August 2024, it is worth confirming directly with the seller or by inspection what circumstances surrounded that test, though as noted this commonly relates to items such as a missing number plate, lighting concern, or similar minor compliance issue rather than mechanical condition. On test drive, the buyer should listen for any binding or grinding from the brake calipers, particularly on the rear axle where electronic parking brake actuators on this generation can begin to seize. The diesel or petrol drivetrain should be checked for smooth cold starting, and any evidence of blue smoke on overrun or excessive vibration from the propshaft on four-wheel-drive variants should prompt further investigation. Otherwise, the mechanical story told by this MOT history is one of a well-cared-for, consistently maintained vehicle that should provide reliable service.