2000 Honda XR400 0.4L Petrol · W36 YKM

The Honda XR400 currently carries a failed MOT status from the 29 July 2022 test at 9,295 miles, where the tester recorded a failure with no specific defects listed. Prior to that, the machine passed every annual examination from 17 June 2017 through 26 June 2021 with no advisories or faults logged. The maintenance trend appears stable across those passes, but the most recent failure leaves the vehicle unroadworthy until the outstanding reason is confirmed and rectified. Recorded mileage shows extremely light use for a 26-year-old machine. The odometer moved from 8,977 miles at the June 2017 test to 9,295 miles by July 2022, a total of just 318 miles over five years, averaging roughly 64 miles annually. A clear gap exists between the June 2021 pass at 9,232 miles and the July 2022 failure at 9,295 miles, with no test recorded in 2020. Such low accumulation and sparse history suggest long periods of standing rather than regular running. The absence of any advisories on suspension bushes, brake discs, exhaust emissions, or structural corrosion across the passing years indicates no chronic mechanical faults were flagged. However, the 2022 failure with no defects noted points to a possible administrative or presentation issue, or an item the tester did not itemise. A buyer should physically verify the braking system for seized or binding calipers, check coil springs and linkage for perishing after prolonged storage, and inspect the frame and fork legs for corrosion or cracking that static periods can conceal. Given the bike has stood largely idle, fluid degradation in the fork seals, brake lines, and carburettor should be expected. Confirm the July 2022 failure cause with DVSA before purchase, and commission a pre-sale inspection focused on dormant-weather deterioration rather than high-mileage wear.