Standard Motor (smc) Ensign
Green · Petrol · 1963 · 2,138 cc
409 ADLMOT history
409 ADL is a green petrol Standard Motor (smc) Ensign first used on 13 Feb 1963. Its MOT expired on 22 Aug 2025 and it has passed 16 of 20 MOT tests, with 75,741 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 28 Aug 2025.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 22 Aug 2025
- Mileage
- 75,741 mi
- At MOT on 28 Aug 2025
- MOT tests
- 20
- 16 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 1,045 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 409 ADL
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Standard Motor (smc)
- Model
- Ensign
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,138 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1963
- First used
- 13 Feb 1963
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 22 Aug 2025
- Latest MOT test
- 28 Aug 2025 (Fail)
Mileage history
409 ADL was last recorded at 75,741 miles on 28 Aug 2025, 1,270 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Aug 2024.
Mileage went down between tests
- 9 Aug 2011: 57,640 miles, lower than 65,201 miles on 26 Aug 2010.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 74,471 miles · 20 Aug 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 1,270 miles
- Average per year
- 1,045 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 75,741 miles
- 2024 – 74,471 miles
- 2023 – 73,595 miles
- 2022 – 72,409 miles
- 2020 – 71,647 miles
- 2019 – 71,244 miles
- 2018 – 69,454 miles
- 2017 – 68,059 miles
- 2016 – 66,572 miles
- 2015 – 64,445 miles
- 2014 – 62,981 miles
- 2013 – 60,958 miles
- 2012 – 59,579 miles
- 2011 – 57,640 miles
- 2010 – 65,201 miles
- 2009 – 55,533 miles
- 2006 – 55,405 miles
What the latest MOT found
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorWindscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
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.
Slight play in nearside steering arm inner bush
Advisory2 MOTs, 2022
Full MOT history
20 tests since 14 Mar 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Fail75,741 miles (+1,270)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 75,741 miles
- Test number
- 665423244200
- MajorOffside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- MajorWindscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
Pass74,471 miles (+876)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 22 Aug 2025
- Odometer
- 74,471 miles
- Test number
- 506222580190
- AdvisorySlight movement in nearside steering idler bush
Pass73,595 miles (+1,186)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 22 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 73,595 miles
- Test number
- 517308924852
- AdvisorySlight play in nearside steering idler bush
Pass72,409 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 72,409 miles
- Test number
- 494778007176
- AdvisorySlight play in nearside steering arm inner bush
Fail72,409 miles (+762)2 major2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 72,409 miles
- Test number
- 480720411294
- MajorNearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
- MajorRear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside hand brake efficiency getting low
- AdvisorySlight play in nearside steering arm inner bush
Pass71,647 miles (+403)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Nov 2021
- Odometer
- 71,647 miles
- Test number
- 983446714077
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass71,244 miles (+4)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 71,244 miles
- Test number
- 948288962996
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail71,240 miles (+1,786)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 71,240 miles
- Test number
- 567022820198
- MajorNearside Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii))
Pass69,454 miles (+1,395)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 69,454 miles
- Test number
- 928703652879
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,059 miles
- MOT expiry
- 20 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 68,059 miles
- Test number
- 810779018883
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail68,059 miles (+1,487)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 68,059 miles
- Test number
- 973535342704
- FailureOffside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Pass66,572 miles (+2,127)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 66,572 miles
- Test number
- 615141283416
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,445 miles (+1,464)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 64,445 miles
- Test number
- 904524021919
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass62,981 miles (+2,023)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 62,981 miles
- Test number
- 788454434261
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,958 miles (+1,379)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 60,958 miles
- Test number
- 116333743207
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,579 miles (+1,939)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 59,579 miles
- Test number
- 758106132249
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,640 miles (-7,561)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 57,640 miles
- Test number
- 526311721215
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass65,201 miles (+9,668)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 65,201 miles
- Test number
- 393308830487
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,533 miles (+128)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 55,533 miles
- Test number
- 691832159215
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,405 miles
- MOT expiry
- 22 Mar 2007
- Odometer
- 55,405 miles
- Test number
- 900973076010
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 409 ADL
- What vehicle is registration 409 ADL currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 409 ADL on a green petrol Standard Motor (smc) Ensign first used on 13 Feb 1963. 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 409 ADL currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on 409 ADL expired on 22 Aug 2025, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on 409 ADL?
- The MOT on 409 ADL expired on 22 Aug 2025. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has 409 ADL done?
- 409 ADL was recorded at 75,741 miles at its MOT on 28 Aug 2025, an average of 1,045 miles a year.
- Has 409 ADL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 409 ADL has failed 4 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 28 Aug 2025.
- Has the mileage on 409 ADL ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 9 Aug 2011. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 409 ADL find?
- 409 ADL failed its latest MOT on 28 Aug 2025 with 2 major defects: offside front coil spring fractured or broken; windscreen washer not working.
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