MG B GT V8
Red · Petrol · 1974 · 3,528 cc
1974 MGMOT history
1974 MG is a red petrol MG B GT V8 first used on 1 Mar 1974. Its MOT expired on 12 Apr 2026 and it has passed 16 of 17 MOT tests, with 57,044 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 21 Mar 2025.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 12 Apr 2026
- Mileage
- 57,044 mi
- At MOT on 21 Mar 2025
- MOT tests
- 17
- 16 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 355 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1974 MG
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- B GT V8
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,528 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1974
- First used
- 1 Mar 1974
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 12 Apr 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 21 Mar 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
1974 MG was last recorded at 57,044 miles on 21 Mar 2025, 69 miles more than at the previous MOT on 13 Apr 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 7 Dec 2012: 52,428 miles, lower than 52,672 miles on 5 Mar 2012.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 56,975 miles · 13 Apr 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 69 miles
- Average per year
- 355 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 57,044 miles
- 2024 – 56,975 miles
- 2023 – 56,912 miles
- 2022 – 56,740 miles
- 2021 – 56,666 miles
- 2020 – 56,546 miles
- 2019 – 56,052 miles
- 2018 – 56,010 miles
- 2016 – 55,536 miles
- 2015 – 55,204 miles
- 2014 – 54,526 miles
- 2013 – 52,951 miles
- 2012 – 52,432 miles
- 2009 – 52,179 miles
- 2008 – 51,191 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
17 tests since 20 Sept 2008, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass57,044 miles (+69)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 57,044 miles
- Test number
- 159034931027
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,975 miles (+63)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Apr 2025
- Odometer
- 56,975 miles
- Test number
- 482888292805
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,912 miles (+172)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 56,912 miles
- Test number
- 803054609281
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,740 miles (+74)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 56,740 miles
- Test number
- 942477592292
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,666 miles (+120)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 56,666 miles
- Test number
- 854404742363
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,546 miles (+494)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 56,546 miles
- Test number
- 209060306183
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,052 miles (+42)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 56,052 miles
- Test number
- 994718369637
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,010 miles (+474)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 56,010 miles
- Test number
- 511766916419
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,536 miles (+332)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Dec 2017
- Odometer
- 55,536 miles
- Test number
- 404566407385
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,204 miles (+678)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Dec 2016
- Odometer
- 55,204 miles
- Test number
- 568253360873
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,526 miles (+1,575)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Dec 2015
- Odometer
- 54,526 miles
- Test number
- 569621824337
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,951 miles (+519)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Dec 2014
- Odometer
- 52,951 miles
- Test number
- 945113943315
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,432 miles (+4)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Dec 2013
- Odometer
- 52,432 miles
- Test number
- 315277842399
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail52,428 miles (-244)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 52,428 miles
- Test number
- 928702942380
- FailureNearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam (2.5.A.1a)
Pass52,672 miles (+493)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 4 Mar 2013
- Odometer
- 52,672 miles
- Test number
- 569765462057
- NoteRust around back floor pan
Pass52,179 miles (+988)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 52,179 miles
- Test number
- 384941579495
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass51,191 miles
- MOT expiry
- 19 Sept 2009
- Odometer
- 51,191 miles
- Test number
- 600314268288
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1974 MG
- What vehicle is registration 1974 MG currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1974 MG on a red petrol MG B GT V8 first used on 1 Mar 1974. 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 1974 MG currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on 1974 MG expired on 12 Apr 2026, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on 1974 MG?
- The MOT on 1974 MG expired on 12 Apr 2026. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has 1974 MG done?
- 1974 MG was recorded at 57,044 miles at its MOT on 21 Mar 2025, an average of 355 miles a year.
- Has 1974 MG ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1974 MG has failed 1 of its 17 MOT tests, most recently on 7 Dec 2012.
- Has the mileage on 1974 MG ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 7 Dec 2012. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 1974 MG find?
- 1974 MG passed its latest MOT on 21 Mar 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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