Lotus Elise
Blue · Petrol · 1997 · 1,796 cc
1980 HHMOT history
1980 HH is a blue petrol Lotus Elise first used on 4 Apr 1997. Its MOT is valid until 7 Nov 2026 and it has passed 18 of 20 MOT tests, with 108,060 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Oct 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 7 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 108,060 mi
- At MOT on 28 Oct 2025
- MOT tests
- 20
- 18 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 3,159 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 1980 HH
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Elise
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,796 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1997
- First used
- 4 Apr 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 7 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Oct 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
1980 HH was last recorded at 108,060 miles on 28 Oct 2025, 73 miles more than at the previous MOT on 6 Nov 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 107,987 miles · 6 Nov 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 73 miles
- Average per year
- 3,159 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 108,060 miles
- 2024 – 107,987 miles
- 2023 – 107,941 miles
- 2022 – 107,922 miles
- 2021 – 107,561 miles
- 2020 – 107,321 miles
- 2019 – 106,978 miles
- 2016 – 106,591 miles
- 2015 – 105,816 miles
- 2014 – 104,159 miles
- 2013 – 100,115 miles
- 2012 – 85,757 miles
- 2011 – 76,568 miles
- 2009 – 73,071 miles
- 2008 – 62,867 miles
- 2007 – 52,254 miles
- 2006 – 46,206 miles
- 2005 – 44,782 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass108,060 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
20 tests since 17 Oct 2005, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass108,060 miles (+73)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 108,060 miles
- Test number
- 421312372795
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,987 miles (+46)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2025
- Odometer
- 107,987 miles
- Test number
- 899860493024
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,941 miles (+19)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 107,941 miles
- Test number
- 853509389459
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,922 miles
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 107,922 miles
- Test number
- 327387397034
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail107,922 miles (+361)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 107,922 miles
- Test number
- 729094949508
- Repaired at testHeadlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))
Pass107,561 miles (+240)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2022
- Odometer
- 107,561 miles
- Test number
- 861111826697
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,321 miles (+343)
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 107,321 miles
- Test number
- 747587530808
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass106,978 miles (+387)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 106,978 miles
- Test number
- 225991645724
- AdvisoryPlay in front anti roll bar mounting 'D' bushes
- AdvisorySlight play offside steering rack
Pass106,591 miles (+775)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 14 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 106,591 miles
- Test number
- 468998015787
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Pass105,816 miles (+1,657)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 24 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 105,816 miles
- Test number
- 838341265127
- AdvisoryOffside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Pass104,159 miles (+4,044)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Jun 2015
- Odometer
- 104,159 miles
- Test number
- 875026974141
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass100,115 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 100,115 miles
- Test number
- 716928863125
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail100,115 miles (+14,358)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 100,115 miles
- Test number
- 267004763485
- FailureExhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3)
Pass85,757 miles (+9,189)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Apr 2013
- Odometer
- 85,757 miles
- Test number
- 945280012126
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Pass76,568 miles (+3,497)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Apr 2012
- Odometer
- 76,568 miles
- Test number
- 958210611122
- 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)
Pass73,071 miles (+10,204)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2010
- Odometer
- 73,071 miles
- Test number
- 432656619417
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,867 miles (+10,613)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2009
- Odometer
- 62,867 miles
- Test number
- 242109428378
- AdvisoryNearside Rear rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
Pass52,254 miles (+6,048)3 notes
- MOT expiry
- 23 Nov 2008
- Odometer
- 52,254 miles
- Test number
- 792398227386
- NoteAppears to be slight wear and movement starting at O/S/R lower ball joint
- NoteFront plate cracked
- NoteRear tyres (esp O/S) abit low on tread at centre areas and front tyres abit low on tread at edges
Pass46,206 miles (+1,424)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2007
- Odometer
- 46,206 miles
- Test number
- 413490796292
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,782 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2006
- Odometer
- 44,782 miles
- Test number
- 390930895299
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 1980 HH
- What vehicle is registration 1980 HH currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 1980 HH on a blue petrol Lotus Elise first used on 4 Apr 1997. 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 1980 HH currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 1980 HH is valid until 7 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on 1980 HH?
- The MOT on 1980 HH is valid until 7 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 1980 HH done?
- 1980 HH was recorded at 108,060 miles at its MOT on 28 Oct 2025, an average of 3,159 miles a year.
- Has 1980 HH ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 1980 HH has failed 2 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 31 Oct 2022.
- Has the mileage on 1980 HH 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 1980 HH find?
- 1980 HH passed its latest MOT on 28 Oct 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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