2017 Audi A8 3.0L Diesel · V888 ADK

The 2017 Audi A8 presents a stable roadworthiness profile with no recorded defects across its four most recent MOT tests. The latest examination on 16 May 2023 at 81,256 miles returned a clean pass with no advisories, confirming the vehicle held a sound mechanical condition at that point roughly three years before the current date. Annual mileage sits near the typical band for a nine-year-old executive saloon at approximately 9,028 miles per year. The record shows light early use followed by a pronounced jump: the October 2020 test logged 26,041 miles, rising to 40,885 by May 2021, then 75,722 by April 2022 and 81,256 by May 2023. That 2021 to 2022 span added nearly 35,000 miles, suggesting a period of heavy commuting or business use before the odometer plateaued. The DVSA data itself is sparse, with four passes and zero failures or advisories, so no consumable or structural trends can be charted from the tests alone. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake disc wear given the elevated 2021 to 2022 mileage accumulation that the MOT did not flag. The tester recorded no corrosion or structural concerns, yet standing time since the 2023 test means underbody condition and fluid intervals are unverified by the official record. Prior owners cleared every test without defect, which implies basic scheduled maintenance was kept. The absence of advisories on tyres, emissions, or braking systems points to reasonable care, though the long gap since the last MOT means current roadworthiness cannot be assumed from this history.