2012 Volkswagen Golf 1.4L Petrol · SH62 ACF

The Volkswagen Golf presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 16 December 2025 at 108,155 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior annual tests in December 2024 at 101,155 miles and December 2023 at 93,521 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical faults across the available five-year record. Annual mileage sits at a typical level for a 2012 car, averaging roughly 7,725 miles per year against the 108,155 miles recorded. The gap between the 19 December 2022 test at 84,579 miles and the 14 December 2023 test at 93,521 miles shows 8,942 miles covered, close to the long-term average. From 2023 to 2025 the car added 14,634 miles across two years. The MOT data is sparse but clean, with no advisories logged on any pass. One anomaly requires scrutiny: on 14 December 2023 the Golf failed the test at 93,521 miles with no defects recorded, then passed the same day at the same mileage. This suggests an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault, but the buyer should confirm with the selling garage that no hidden brake, suspension, or emissions issue was quietly rectified between attempts. Given the absence of recorded advisories on tyres, brake discs, coil springs, or corrosion, the previous owner appears to have kept basic consumable and structural upkeep current. A buyer should still physically inspect underbody structural integrity, suspension bushes, and exhaust condition, as a clean MOT does not exempt a 14-year-old vehicle from age-related wear not yet at failure threshold.