Aston Martin Vantage
Blue · Petrol · 1978 · 7,000 cc
1978 AMMOT history
1978 AM is a blue petrol Aston Martin Vantage first used on 4 Aug 1978. Its MOT is valid until 5 Feb 2027 and it has passed 17 of 18 MOT tests, with 1,052 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 6 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 5 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 1,052 mi
- At MOT on 6 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 17 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- Not enough data
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1978 AM
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Aston Martin
- Model
- Vantage
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 7,000 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1978
- First used
- 4 Aug 1978
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 5 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 6 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
1978 AM was last recorded at 1,052 miles on 6 Feb 2026.
Mileage went down between tests
- 6 Feb 2026: 1,052 miles, lower than 99,529 miles on 2 Dec 2020.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 99,529 miles · 2 Dec 2020
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 1,052 miles
- 2020 – 99,529 miles
- 2019 – 99,044 miles
- 2018 – 98,823 miles
- 2017 – 98,717 miles
- 2016 – 98,412 miles
- 2015 – 98,072 miles
- 2014 – 97,747 miles
- 2013 – 96,922 miles
- 2012 – 96,251 miles
- 2011 – 94,646 miles
- 2010 – 94,040 miles
- 2009 – 92,590 miles
- 2008 – 90,840 miles
- 2007 – 89,424 miles
- 2006 – 87,845 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 14 Jan 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass1,052 miles (-98,477)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 1,052 miles
- Test number
- 617606981345
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass99,529 miles (+485)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 99,529 miles
- Test number
- 672530785108
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass99,044 miles (+221)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- 99,044 miles
- Test number
- 841486626377
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass98,823 miles (+106)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2019
- Odometer
- 98,823 miles
- Test number
- 403836569286
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass98,717 miles (+305)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2018
- Odometer
- 98,717 miles
- Test number
- 268803485880
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass98,412 miles (+19)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Dec 2017
- Odometer
- 98,412 miles
- Test number
- 192961137487
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail98,393 miles (+321)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 98,393 miles
- Test number
- 260611997902
- FailureExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
Pass98,072 miles (+325)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Dec 2016
- Odometer
- 98,072 miles
- Test number
- 854173045968
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass97,747 miles (+825)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Dec 2015
- Odometer
- 97,747 miles
- Test number
- 758419014355
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass96,922 miles (+671)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Dec 2014
- Odometer
- 96,922 miles
- Test number
- 968891743382
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass96,251 miles (+675)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 27 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 96,251 miles
- Test number
- 588783332364
- NoteNearside and offside power steering hoses chaffing against front crossmember.
Pass95,576 miles (+930)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Jan 2013
- Odometer
- 95,576 miles
- Test number
- 327841322086
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,646 miles (+606)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2012
- Odometer
- 94,646 miles
- Test number
- 765815711038
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,040 miles (+1,450)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2011
- Odometer
- 94,040 miles
- Test number
- 270748110046
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass92,590 miles (+1,750)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2010
- Odometer
- 92,590 miles
- Test number
- 413765119063
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass90,840 miles (+1,416)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2009
- Odometer
- 90,840 miles
- Test number
- 591517608024
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass89,424 miles (+1,579)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2008
- Odometer
- 89,424 miles
- Test number
- 100070527420
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass87,845 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jan 2007
- Odometer
- 87,845 miles
- Test number
- 240124716001
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1978 AM
- What vehicle is registration 1978 AM currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1978 AM on a blue petrol Aston Martin Vantage first used on 4 Aug 1978. 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 1978 AM currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1978 AM is valid until 5 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 1978 AM?
- The MOT on 1978 AM is valid until 5 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1978 AM done?
- 1978 AM was recorded at 1,052 miles at its MOT on 6 Feb 2026.
- Has 1978 AM ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1978 AM has failed 1 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Dec 2016.
- Has the mileage on 1978 AM ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 6 Feb 2026. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 1978 AM find?
- 1978 AM passed its latest MOT on 6 Feb 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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