Mazda MX-5
Blue · Petrol · 2008 · 1,999 cc
121 WHYMOT history
121 WHY is a blue petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 1 Mar 2008. Its MOT is valid until 5 Mar 2027 and it has passed 16 of 19 MOT tests, with 53,518 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 18 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 5 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 53,518 mi
- At MOT on 18 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 16 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 2,851 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 121 WHY
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2008
- First used
- 1 Mar 2008
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 5 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 18 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
121 WHY was last recorded at 53,518 miles on 18 Feb 2026, 5 miles more than at the previous MOT on 17 Feb 2026.
- Previous MOT
- 53,513 miles · 17 Feb 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 5 miles
- Average per year
- 2,851 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 53,518 miles
- 2025 – 51,690 miles
- 2024 – 49,569 miles
- 2023 – 47,932 miles
- 2022 – 46,358 miles
- 2021 – 44,485 miles
- 2020 – 43,657 miles
- 2019 – 41,102 miles
- 2018 – 38,639 miles
- 2017 – 35,164 miles
- 2016 – 31,431 miles
- 2015 – 27,449 miles
- 2014 – 23,343 miles
- 2013 – 20,796 miles
- 2012 – 17,772 miles
- 2011 – 10,780 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken
Major2 MOTs, 2020–2025
Full MOT history
19 tests since 21 Feb 2011, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass53,518 miles (+5)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 53,518 miles
- Test number
- 104779886123
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail53,513 miles (+1,823)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 53,513 miles
- Test number
- 188078515225
- MajorExhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak lamda high (8.2.1.1 (b))
Pass51,690 miles (+22)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 51,690 miles
- Test number
- 985908153646
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail51,668 miles (+2,099)2 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 51,668 miles
- Test number
- 745610686447
- MajorExhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryExhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Pass49,569 miles (+1,637)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 49,569 miles
- Test number
- 444213291042
- AdvisoryNearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Pass47,932 miles (+1,574)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 47,932 miles
- Test number
- 929802468897
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Pass46,358 miles (+1,873)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 46,358 miles
- Test number
- 382020570977
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,485 miles (+828)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 44,485 miles
- Test number
- 820559108194
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,657 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 43,657 miles
- Test number
- 825749745544
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail43,647 miles (+2,545)5 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 43,647 miles
- Test number
- 769859070454
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorRear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords o/s and n/s (5.2.3 (d) (i))
Pass41,102 miles (+2,463)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 41,102 miles
- Test number
- 577353044468
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,639 miles (+3,475)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 38,639 miles
- Test number
- 557276265698
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,164 miles (+3,733)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 35,164 miles
- Test number
- 246288125822
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,431 miles (+3,982)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 31,431 miles
- Test number
- 580954122097
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,449 miles (+4,106)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 27,449 miles
- Test number
- 519526655006
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,343 miles (+2,547)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 23,343 miles
- Test number
- 817506144055
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,796 miles (+3,024)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2014
- Odometer
- 20,796 miles
- Test number
- 457912553001
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,772 miles (+6,992)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 17,772 miles
- Test number
- 996778652016
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass10,780 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2012
- Odometer
- 10,780 miles
- Test number
- 859482651060
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 121 WHY
- What vehicle is registration 121 WHY currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 121 WHY on a blue petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 1 Mar 2008. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 121 WHY currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 121 WHY is valid until 5 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 121 WHY?
- The MOT on 121 WHY is valid until 5 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 121 WHY done?
- 121 WHY was recorded at 53,518 miles at its MOT on 18 Feb 2026, an average of 2,851 miles a year.
- Has 121 WHY ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 121 WHY has failed 3 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 17 Feb 2026.
- Has the mileage on 121 WHY ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 121 WHY find?
- 121 WHY passed its latest MOT on 18 Feb 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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