2009 Citroen C4 1.6L Diesel · YE09 OVK

The most recent MOT test on 4 June 2025 recorded a pass with no defects or advisories logged, and the preceding test on 24 May 2024 also returned a clean pass. The maintenance trend across the five recorded tests between May 2022 and June 2025 is broadly stable, interrupted only by a single unrecorded-defect failure on 22 May 2024, just two days before the pass that followed. With the latest certificate issued roughly fourteen months before today's date and no fresh data available since, the record remains current enough to confirm roadworthy status, though the absence of an entry for 2026 means the next test is now due. The intervening 2024 failure warrants direct enquiry, as the reason for refusal is not captured in the supplied data and may relate to a rectification carried out immediately before the 24 May re-test. The vehicle has covered 157,236 miles over seventeen years, equating to an average of around 9,249 miles annually, which is a broadly typical usage pattern for a car of this age. No precise odometer readings are provided alongside each test, so it is not possible to verify year-on-year consistency or to identify any gaps or bursts of mileage from this record alone. Buyers should confirm the rolling mileage directly with the seller, cross-checking it against service invoices and the V5C, to ensure the figure presented is consistent with wear items such as tyres, timing components, and clutch or dual-mass flywheel condition at this accumulated distance. In-person inspection should focus on areas commonly associated with wear on high-mileage C4s of this generation. The front suspension should be checked for worn wishbone bushes, sagging or broken coil springs, and top-mount noise, while the rear beam and its bushes are known weak points. Brake discs and calipers, particularly at the rear where binding and seized mechanisms are frequently encountered, should be examined for uneven wear, corrosion on the disc surface, and free sliding of the caliper carriers. A thorough underbody inspection is essential to identify any structural corrosion, paying particular attention to the rear axle, sills, jacking points, and front subframe. Steering rack gaiters, drop links, and anti-roll bar bushes should also be assessed, along with evidence of oil leaks from the engine and gearbox. Any unresolved question over the May 2024 failure should be clarified with documented evidence of the repair before purchase proceeds.