Mercedes-Benz 280
Red · Petrol · 1970 · 2,800 cc
4081 PPMOT history
4081 PP is a red petrol Mercedes-Benz 280 first used on 20 Nov 1997. Its MOT is valid until 12 Mar 2027 and it has passed 21 of 25 MOT tests, with 64,392 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 12 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 64,392 mi
- At MOT on 13 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 25
- 21 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 3,006 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 4081 PP
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- 280
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,800 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1970
- First used
- 20 Nov 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 12 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 13 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
4081 PP was last recorded at 64,392 miles on 13 Mar 2026, 173 miles more than at the previous MOT on 14 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 64,219 miles · 14 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 173 miles
- Average per year
- 3,006 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 64,392 miles
- 2025 – 64,219 miles
- 2024 – 59,422 miles
- 2023 – 56,161 miles
- 2022 – 53,209 miles
- 2021 – 49,443 miles
- 2020 – 48,388 miles
- 2019 – 48,254 miles
- 2018 – 46,046 miles
- 2016 – 44,631 miles
- 2015 – 40,516 miles
- 2014 – 38,413 miles
- 2012 – 35,398 miles
- 2011 – 35,355 miles
- 2010 – 31,419 miles
- 2009 – 24,945 miles
- 2008 – 18,562 miles
- 2007 – 12,205 miles
- 2006 – 5,491 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass64,392 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
25 tests since 9 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass64,392 miles (+173)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 64,392 miles
- Test number
- 121878619829
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,219 miles (+4,797)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 13 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 64,219 miles
- Test number
- 906759574763
- AdvisoryNearside Front Upper Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn very slight play (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn very slight play (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- AdvisorySmall sections of surface rust on floor / chassis sections
Pass59,422 miles (+3,261)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 59,422 miles
- Test number
- 988237204227
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,161 miles (+2,952)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 56,161 miles
- Test number
- 461591343657
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,209 miles (+3,766)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 53,209 miles
- Test number
- 154387123804
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,443 miles (+1,055)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 49,443 miles
- Test number
- 792605587995
- AdvisoryCentral Exhaust mounting defective exhaust rubber missing but system is still supported (6.1.2 (a))
Pass48,388 miles (+134)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 48,388 miles
- Test number
- 199058593791
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,254 miles (+2,208)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jun 2020
- Odometer
- 48,254 miles
- Test number
- 486867648050
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,046 miles
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 46,046 miles
- Test number
- 614316367177
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail46,046 miles (+1,415)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 46,046 miles
- Test number
- 165895921772
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Pass44,631 miles (+3,897)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 17 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 44,631 miles
- Test number
- 999058917481
- AdvisoryVehicle Undersilled
Pass40,734 miles (+218)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 21 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 40,734 miles
- Test number
- 350566340659
- AdvisoryWindscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Pass40,516 miles
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2016
- Odometer
- 40,516 miles
- Test number
- 208930815121
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,516 miles (+2,103)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,516 miles
- Test number
- 775090415192
- Repaired at testOffside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Pass38,413 miles (+3,015)
- MOT expiry
- 5 May 2015
- Odometer
- 38,413 miles
- Test number
- 628976524195
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,398 miles (+43)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 1 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 35,398 miles
- Test number
- 475067402478
- AdvisoryOffside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Pass35,355 miles (+3,936)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jan 2013
- Odometer
- 35,355 miles
- Test number
- 404493711029
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,419 miles
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jan 2012
- Odometer
- 31,419 miles
- Test number
- 494821840408
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail31,419 miles (+5,840)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 31,419 miles
- Test number
- 200831540340
- FailureOffside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Pass25,579 miles
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jan 2011
- Odometer
- 25,579 miles
- Test number
- 901797600070
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail25,579 miles (+634)4 failures1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 25,579 miles
- Test number
- 822764400003
- FailureNearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- FailureNearside rear brake juddering severely (3.7.A.5b)
- FailureOffside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- FailureOffside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
- AdvisoryOffside rear brake juddering slightly (3.7.A.5b)
Pass24,945 miles (+6,383)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 24,945 miles
- Test number
- 232336399192
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,562 miles (+6,357)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 18,562 miles
- Test number
- 702399698160
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,205 miles (+6,714)8 notes
- MOT expiry
- 8 Aug 2008
- Odometer
- 12,205 miles
- Test number
- 780314717275
- NoteNear side front king pin has play
- NoteNear side handbrake cable cracked /broken outer casing
- NoteOff side front king pin has play
- NoteOff side front shock absorber loose
- NoteOff side front track rod end rubber slit
- NoteOff side rear lower traling arm bush cracked
- NoteOff side rear wheel bearing has play
- NoteRear exhaust rubbers cracked
Pass5,491 miles
- MOT expiry
- 8 Aug 2007
- Odometer
- 5,491 miles
- Test number
- 703531126239
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 4081 PP
- What vehicle is registration 4081 PP currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 4081 PP on a red petrol Mercedes-Benz 280 first used on 20 Nov 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 4081 PP currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 4081 PP is valid until 12 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 4081 PP?
- The MOT on 4081 PP is valid until 12 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 4081 PP done?
- 4081 PP was recorded at 64,392 miles at its MOT on 13 Mar 2026, an average of 3,006 miles a year.
- Has 4081 PP ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 4081 PP has failed 4 of its 25 MOT tests, most recently on 9 Feb 2018.
- Has the mileage on 4081 PP 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 4081 PP find?
- 4081 PP passed its latest MOT on 13 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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