2016 Renault ZOE Electricity · YH16 MBO

The most recent MOT was on 2025-10-22 — just over seven months ago — and the car passed with two advisories: nearside front tyre worn close to the legal limit, and slight play in the nearside front suspension arm ball joint. A clear recurring pattern emerges: the nearside front suspension arm ball joint has shown “slight play” in both the 2025 and 2023 MOTs. It appeared alongside a more serious “excessively worn” offside front ball joint in the 2023 failure. That offside joint was presumably replaced or repaired before the 2024 pass, but the nearside issue remains unresolved and unchanged across two years. The trend is not improving — it’s stable at best, concerning at worst. Ball joints shouldn’t develop play and hold it indefinitely without progression. The fact that this same advisory reappears after 8,859 miles (2023–2025) suggests either slow deterioration or insufficient attention. Combined with tyre wear on multiple corners over successive years, it points to developing suspension geometry issues — possibly linked to worn mounts, alignment drift, or cumulative bushing fatigue. At 59,681 miles over ten years (~5,968 miles/year), the mileage is low for age. This doesn’t automatically mean the car is in better condition.