2019 MINI Cooper 1.5L Petrol · YR69 AEY

The 2019 MINI Cooper presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 7 April 2026 at 27,209 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the three prior passes from 2024 and 2025 likewise show clean sheets. No advisories or mechanical faults appear anywhere in the five-year DVSA history, so the vehicle exhibits no worsening or recurring defect pattern. The mileage record shows light use for a seven-year-old car. It covered just 6,761 miles by 27 April 2023, then jumped to 15,271 miles by 15 April 2024 and 22,089 miles by 25 April 2025, before reaching 27,209 miles in April 2026. That averages roughly 3,887 miles per year. The step from under 7k to over 15k in a single year suggests a period of standing followed by regular commuting, rather than steady annual wear. One anomaly warrants scrutiny: on 25 April 2025 the car failed and passed on the same day at identical mileage, with no defects listed on either entry. This typically points to an administrative retest or data error rather than a genuine mechanical fault, but the buyer should confirm with the selling garage that no suppressed advisory existed. Given the clean record, no structural corrosion, suspension wear, or brake defects have been flagged. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of coil springs, suspension bushes, and brake discs given the low-mileage-but-aged profile, and verify underbody condition for rust from prolonged static periods. The absence of tyre or wiper advisories implies basic consumables were maintained, though fresh assessment of tread depth remains prudent before purchase.