MG MGA
Red · Petrol · 1960 · 1,588 cc
170 MTEMOT history
170 MTE is a red petrol MG MGA first used on 5 Feb 1960. Its MOT is valid until 16 Apr 2027 and it has passed 17 of 19 MOT tests, with 21,607 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 16 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 21,607 mi
- At MOT on 13 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 19
- 17 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 506 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 170 MTE
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- MGA
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,588 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1960
- First used
- 5 Feb 1960
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 16 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 13 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
170 MTE was last recorded at 21,607 miles on 13 Apr 2026, 484 miles more than at the previous MOT on 16 Apr 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 21,123 miles · 16 Apr 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 484 miles
- Average per year
- 506 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 21,607 miles
- 2025 – 21,123 miles
- 2024 – 20,792 miles
- 2022 – 19,368 miles
- 2020 – 19,111 miles
- 2019 – 18,556 miles
- 2018 – 18,236 miles
- 2017 – 17,822 miles
- 2016 – 17,057 miles
- 2015 – 16,139 miles
- 2014 – 14,901 miles
- 2013 – 14,530 miles
- 2012 – 13,854 miles
- 2011 – 12,831 miles
- 2009 – 11,840 miles
- 2006 – 11,513 miles
- 2005 – 11,004 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass21,607 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
19 tests since 29 Apr 2005, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass21,607 miles (+484)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 21,607 miles
- Test number
- 436354055162
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass21,123 miles (+331)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 16 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 21,123 miles
- Test number
- 987203999936
- AdvisoryNearside Rear rubber rebound strap broken
Pass20,792 miles (+1,424)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Apr 2025
- Odometer
- 20,792 miles
- Test number
- 192589172613
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,368 miles (+257)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 19,368 miles
- Test number
- 490386567589
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,111 miles (+555)
- MOT expiry
- 14 May 2021
- Odometer
- 19,111 miles
- Test number
- 870973485555
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,556 miles (+320)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 18,556 miles
- Test number
- 614727063747
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,236 miles (+414)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 18,236 miles
- Test number
- 176861160480
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,822 miles (+765)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 17,822 miles
- Test number
- 509620134860
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,057 miles (+918)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 17,057 miles
- Test number
- 191667493169
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,139 miles (+1,238)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 16,139 miles
- Test number
- 696306975030
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,901 miles (+371)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 14,901 miles
- Test number
- 367164264098
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,530 miles (+676)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Mar 2014
- Odometer
- 14,530 miles
- Test number
- 107661153039
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,854 miles (+1,023)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 13,854 miles
- Test number
- 949518562021
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,831 miles (+991)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2012
- Odometer
- 12,831 miles
- Test number
- 738828141048
- NoteCorrosion to o/s inner sill but not within perscribed area
Pass11,840 miles2 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- 18 Nov 2010
- Odometer
- 11,840 miles
- Test number
- 563923229353
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteO/s/r tie strap broken. Adrian at VOSA confirmed advisory and not dangerous
Fail11,840 miles (+327)1 repaired2 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 11,840 miles
- Test number
- 670073029329
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- NoteO/s/r tie strap broken. Adrian at VOSA confirmed advisory and not dangerous
Pass11,513 miles (+509)
- MOT expiry
- 2 May 2007
- Odometer
- 11,513 miles
- Test number
- 511453426160
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,004 miles
- MOT expiry
- 2 May 2006
- Odometer
- 11,004 miles
- Test number
- 261063725156
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail11,004 miles2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 11,004 miles
- Test number
- 443019615186
- FailureFront brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
- FailureNearside Inner Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Questions about 170 MTE
- What vehicle is registration 170 MTE currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 170 MTE on a red petrol MG MGA first used on 5 Feb 1960. 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 170 MTE currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 170 MTE is valid until 16 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 170 MTE?
- The MOT on 170 MTE is valid until 16 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 170 MTE done?
- 170 MTE was recorded at 21,607 miles at its MOT on 13 Apr 2026, an average of 506 miles a year.
- Has 170 MTE ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 170 MTE has failed 2 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 19 Nov 2009.
- Has the mileage on 170 MTE 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 170 MTE find?
- 170 MTE passed its latest MOT on 13 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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