Mercedes-Benz SL
Blue · Petrol · 2013 · 3,498 cc
1975 SWMOT history
1975 SW is a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 1 Sept 2013. Its MOT is valid until 31 Aug 2027 and it has passed 11 of 13 MOT tests, with 65,739 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 31 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 65,739 mi
- At MOT on 19 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 11 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 4,330 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1975 SW
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SL
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,498 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2013
- First used
- 1 Sept 2013
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 31 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
1975 SW was last recorded at 65,739 miles on 19 Aug 2026, 759 miles more than at the previous MOT on 26 Aug 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 64,980 miles · 26 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 759 miles
- Average per year
- 4,330 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 65,739 miles
- 2025 – 64,980 miles
- 2024 – 61,278 miles
- 2023 – 54,804 miles
- 2022 – 49,318 miles
- 2021 – 45,476 miles
- 2020 – 44,169 miles
- 2019 – 40,886 miles
- 2018 – 35,038 miles
- 2017 – 29,459 miles
- 2016 – 22,495 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass65,739 miles
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))Recorded at 2 MOTs since 2019
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
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.
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin
Advisory2 MOTs, 2024–2025
Offside Front Coil spring corroded
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021
Full MOT history
13 tests since 23 Aug 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass65,739 miles (+759)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 65,739 miles
- Test number
- 860941561147
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass64,980 miles (+3,702)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2026
- Odometer
- 64,980 miles
- Test number
- 755403651578
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass61,278 miles (+6,474)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2025
- Odometer
- 61,278 miles
- Test number
- 837555419629
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass54,804 miles (+5,486)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 54,804 miles
- Test number
- 909310756990
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,318 miles (+3,842)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 49,318 miles
- Test number
- 565862877808
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,476 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 45,476 miles
- Test number
- 904120849687
- AdvisoryOffside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Fail45,476 miles (+1,307)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 45,476 miles
- Test number
- 765249001675
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
Pass44,169 miles (+3,283)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 44,169 miles
- Test number
- 958273828846
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,886 miles (+5,848)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 40,886 miles
- Test number
- 536858526026
- AdvisoryNearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Pass35,038 miles
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 35,038 miles
- Test number
- 382915018906
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail35,038 miles (+5,579)2 dangerous1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 35,038 miles
- Test number
- 816873053007
- DangerousNearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- MajorEngine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))
Pass29,459 miles (+6,964)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 29,459 miles
- Test number
- 806873844846
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass22,495 miles
- MOT expiry
- 31 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 22,495 miles
- Test number
- 834674285537
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1975 SW
- What vehicle is registration 1975 SW currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1975 SW on a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 1 Sept 2013. 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 1975 SW currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1975 SW is valid until 31 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 1975 SW?
- The MOT on 1975 SW is valid until 31 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1975 SW done?
- 1975 SW was recorded at 65,739 miles at its MOT on 19 Aug 2026, an average of 4,330 miles a year.
- Has 1975 SW ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1975 SW has failed 2 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 23 Aug 2021.
- Has the mileage on 1975 SW 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 1975 SW find?
- 1975 SW passed its latest MOT on 19 Aug 2026 with 2 advisories: nearside front lower suspension arm ball joint has slight play; offside front lower suspension arm ball joint has slight play.
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