Routemaster
Red · Diesel · 1961 · 9,000 cc
205 UXJMOT history
205 UXJ is a red diesel Routemaster first used on 13 Apr 1961. Its MOT is valid until 19 Nov 2026 and it has passed 20 of 21 MOT tests, with 163,645 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 6 Nov 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 19 Nov 2026
- Mileage
- 163,645 mi
- At MOT on 6 Nov 2025
- MOT tests
- 21
- 20 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 64 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 205 UXJ
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Routemaster
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 9,000 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1961
- First used
- 13 Apr 1961
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 19 Nov 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 6 Nov 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
205 UXJ was last recorded at 163,645 miles on 6 Nov 2025, 43 miles more than at the previous MOT on 7 Nov 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 163,602 miles · 7 Nov 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 43 miles
- Average per year
- 64 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 163,645 miles
- 2024 – 163,602 miles
- 2023 – 163,560 miles
- 2022 – 163,515 miles
- 2021 – 163,467 miles
- 2020 – 163,421 miles
- 2019 – 163,377 miles
- 2018 – 163,324 miles
- 2017 – 163,277 miles
- 2015 – 163,118 miles
- 2014 – 163,025 miles
- 2013 – 162,936 miles
- 2012 – 162,854 miles
- 2008 – 162,570 miles
- 2007 – 162,436 miles
- 2006 – 162,399 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
21 tests since 12 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass163,645 miles (+43)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 163,645 miles
- Test number
- 381388459555
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,602 miles (+42)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2025
- Odometer
- 163,602 miles
- Test number
- 931240728828
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,560 miles (+45)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2024
- Odometer
- 163,560 miles
- Test number
- 764998532012
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,515 miles (+48)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2023
- Odometer
- 163,515 miles
- Test number
- 483135402660
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass163,467 miles (+46)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2022
- Odometer
- 163,467 miles
- Test number
- 204169297143
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,421 miles (+44)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 163,421 miles
- Test number
- 926707268416
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,377 miles (+53)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2020
- Odometer
- 163,377 miles
- Test number
- 558989167301
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,324 miles (+47)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2019
- Odometer
- 163,324 miles
- Test number
- 456660305245
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,277 miles
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 163,277 miles
- Test number
- 689418489614
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 734904629903
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,118 miles (+93)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 163,118 miles
- Test number
- 664524766695
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass163,025 miles (+89)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 163,025 miles
- Test number
- 435824024312
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass162,936 miles (+82)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 162,936 miles
- Test number
- 609823813260
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass162,854 miles
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 162,854 miles
- Test number
- 695471402237
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 355326091112
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 300416290193
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 992484409212
No defects or advisories recorded.
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 680326828229
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail162,570 miles (+134)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 162,570 miles
- Test number
- 350676708251
- FailureService brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass162,436 miles (+37)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Jul 2008
- Odometer
- 162,436 miles
- Test number
- 741423417269
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass162,399 miles
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 162,399 miles
- Test number
- 692263796134
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 205 UXJ
- What vehicle is registration 205 UXJ currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 205 UXJ on a red diesel Routemaster first used on 13 Apr 1961. 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 205 UXJ currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 205 UXJ is valid until 19 Nov 2026.
- When is the MOT due on 205 UXJ?
- The MOT on 205 UXJ is valid until 19 Nov 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 205 UXJ done?
- 205 UXJ was recorded at 163,645 miles at its MOT on 6 Nov 2025, an average of 64 miles a year.
- Has 205 UXJ ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 205 UXJ has failed 1 of its 21 MOT tests, most recently on 24 Jul 2008.
- Has the mileage on 205 UXJ 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 205 UXJ find?
- 205 UXJ passed its latest MOT on 6 Nov 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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