Mercedes-Benz SLK
Silver · Petrol · 2011 · 1,798 cc
228 FABMOT history
228 FAB is a silver petrol Mercedes-Benz SLK first used on 28 Nov 2011. Its MOT is valid until 24 Mar 2027 and it has passed 12 of 16 MOT tests, with 44,246 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 19 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 24 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 44,246 mi
- At MOT on 19 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 16
- 12 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 1,951 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 228 FAB
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SLK
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,798 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2011
- First used
- 28 Nov 2011
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 24 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 19 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
228 FAB was last recorded at 44,246 miles on 19 Mar 2026, 3,404 miles more than at the previous MOT on 12 Mar 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 40,842 miles · 12 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,404 miles
- Average per year
- 1,951 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 44,246 miles
- 2025 – 40,842 miles
- 2024 – 38,603 miles
- 2023 – 36,201 miles
- 2022 – 34,704 miles
- 2021 – 33,418 miles
- 2019 – 33,073 miles
- 2017 – 30,720 miles
- 2016 – 29,062 miles
- 2015 – 24,775 miles
- 2014 – 22,171 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass44,246 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
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 Front Wheel bearing has slight play
Advisory3 MOTs, 2024–2025
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play
Advisory3 MOTs, 2024–2025
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing
Advisory3 MOTs, 2019
Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing
Advisory3 MOTs, 2019
Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened
Advisory2 MOTs, 2024
Nearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2024
Full MOT history
16 tests since 25 Nov 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass44,246 miles (+3,404)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 44,246 miles
- Test number
- 191013492701
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass40,842 miles (+2,239)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 40,842 miles
- Test number
- 269082116353
- AdvisoryNearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass38,603 miles (+1)5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 38,603 miles
- Test number
- 875219256489
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Fail38,602 miles (+2,401)2 major5 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 38,602 miles
- Test number
- 312675806660
- MajorNearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- MajorOffside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass36,201 miles (+1,497)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 36,201 miles
- Test number
- 736782939266
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,704 miles (+1,286)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 34,704 miles
- Test number
- 435783824008
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,418 miles (+345)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 33,418 miles
- Test number
- 701520419209
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,073 miles (+4)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 7 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 33,073 miles
- Test number
- 936368527638
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Fail33,069 miles (+472)2 major6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,069 miles
- Test number
- 392372293947
- MajorNearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorNearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
- AdvisoryNearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass32,597 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 7 Jan 2020
- Odometer
- 32,597 miles
- Test number
- 929547569309
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Fail32,597 miles (+1,877)2 repaired2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 32,597 miles
- Test number
- 326234490779
- Repaired at testNearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- Repaired at testOffside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass30,720 miles (+1,658)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 30,720 miles
- Test number
- 900094601182
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres cracking
Pass29,062 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 29,062 miles
- Test number
- 945521458780
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre has age cracks
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre has age cracks
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Fail29,062 miles (+4,287)2 failures6 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 29,062 miles
- Test number
- 646900446919
- FailureElectronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault (3.4.1c)
- FailureNearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre has age cracks
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre has age cracks
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass24,775 miles (+2,604)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 24,775 miles
- Test number
- 343336596981
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,171 miles
- MOT expiry
- 28 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 22,171 miles
- Test number
- 366939524315
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 228 FAB
- What vehicle is registration 228 FAB currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 228 FAB on a silver petrol Mercedes-Benz SLK first used on 28 Nov 2011. 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 228 FAB currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 228 FAB is valid until 24 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 228 FAB?
- The MOT on 228 FAB is valid until 24 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 228 FAB done?
- 228 FAB was recorded at 44,246 miles at its MOT on 19 Mar 2026, an average of 1,951 miles a year.
- Has 228 FAB ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 228 FAB has failed 4 of its 16 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Mar 2024.
- Has the mileage on 228 FAB 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 228 FAB find?
- 228 FAB passed its latest MOT on 19 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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