2016 Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4L Petrol · SN66 MBV

The 2016 Volkswagen Scirocco presents a broadly stable maintenance picture at its most recent MOT on 25 August 2025, when it passed at 65,780 miles. The sole advisory was an offside front tyre worn close to the legal limit, a minor consumable issue rather than a structural or mechanical concern. Comparing this to the 2024 pass at 61,521 miles, which also carried only a tyre wear advisory, the record suggests the car has been kept in reasonable order through late 2025 without any escalating mechanical faults. The mileage progression tells a consistent story. Between the September 2022 test at 39,912 miles and the September 2023 test at 52,153 miles, the car covered 12,241 miles in a single year, a notable spike before settling back to roughly 4,259 miles over the following twelve months and then 4,259 miles again to the August 2025 test. The annualised average of approximately 6,578 miles aligns with typical use for a vehicle of this age, and the MOT record shows no suspicious gaps or evidence of clocking. The September 2023 test cycle is the most revealing. The car failed on that date at 52,153 miles due to structural deterioration in both rear tyres, with bulging caused by internal separation, alongside worn and pitted front and rear brake discs and a light oil misting from the offside front shock absorber. The retest on the same day passed, indicating the immediate safety-critical items were addressed, but the shock absorber advisory remained unresolved into the subsequent pass. A prospective buyer should inspect the front suspension closely, particularly the offside damper, for any progression from misting to active leakage, and examine the condition of the rear tyre sidewalls for renewed structural defects. The repeated tyre wear advisories across 2022, 2024, and 2025, concentrated on the front offside and rear axle, point to possible alignment or suspension geometry issues that a four-wheel alignment check would clarify. The brake disc pitting noted in 2023 warrants a visual inspection of the current disc surfaces to determine whether the replacements have held up or whether corrosion and scoring have returned.