2015 Renault Trafic 1.6L Diesel · SD65 FVC

The Renault Trafic presents a currently roadworthy status with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 21 October 2025 at 193,884 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests on 18 October 2024 at 193,869 miles and 3 October 2023 at 193,645 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no escalating faults or recurring advisories across the available record, indicating consistent test compliance over the last three years. The mileage pattern is anomalous for a 2015 panel van. The 2022 test on 28 September recorded 194,515 miles, yet by the October 2023 test the odometer read 193,645 miles, a reduction of 870 miles that suggests either a recording error or a replacement instrument cluster. Annual accumulation since 2023 has been minimal, with only 224 miles added across the 2024 test and a further 15 miles by 2025. Such low use on a high-mileage vehicle implies prolonged standing periods, which typically accelerate corrosion and degrade rubber suspension bushes, brake caliper seals, and tyre sidewalls through inactivity rather than wear. The 3 October 2023 entry shows a failed test immediately followed by a pass on the same day at identical mileage with no defects listed, pointing to an administrative reversal rather than a repaired fault. No advisories for brake discs, coil springs, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity appear in any record, so the DVSA data alone reveals no active mechanical risk. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of underside structural members for rust, verify the front suspension bushes and rear brake calipers for binding after standing, and confirm the genuine mileage against service invoices given the 2022 to 2023 discrepancy. The clean MOT trail does not exempt the van from age-related deterioration invisible to the tester.