2007 Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0L Diesel · SE07 AFJ

The Mitsubishi Outlander last passed its MOT on 19 January 2024 at 138,157 miles, yet that certificate expired in January 2025 and the record now sits over two and a half years old relative to today's date of 20 July 2026. The maintenance trend shown across the available history remains stable, with passes recorded at each annual examination and only a defect-free failure on 10 January 2022 reversed four days later. No advisories or defects appear in any logged test, indicating the vehicle met statutory standards at each presentation. Mileage accumulation aligns with typical use for a 19-year-old vehicle up to the 2024 test. The odometer advanced from 124,929 miles at the February 2021 test to 127,998 miles by the January 2022 failure, then 133,605 miles in January 2023 and 138,157 miles in January 2024. That equates to roughly 3,000, 5,600 and 4,500 miles per intervening year, all below the 7,271 annual average implied by total distance. The record shows no prolonged gaps in testing before 2024, but the absence of any entry since suggests the car may have been laid up or used sparingly off public roads after expiry. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of age-sensitive components that MOT summaries may omit. The tester logged no corrosion, suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs or exhaust emissions faults, yet a 2007 chassis at 138,157 miles warrants scrutiny of structural integrity beneath sills and subframes for rust perforation. Front suspension arm bushes and rear coil springs often degrade silently; binding calipers can escape detection on a pass if within limits. The unexplained 2022 failure with zero defects recorded merits a check of the DVSA refusal certificate to confirm no latent brake or lighting issue was hastily corrected before the subsequent pass.