Triumph TR4
Red · Petrol · 1962 · 2,138 cc
480 XPLMOT history
480 XPL is a red petrol Triumph TR4 first used on 1 May 1962. Its MOT is valid until 17 Oct 2027 and it has passed 12 of 13 MOT tests, with 57,719 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 15 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 17 Oct 2027
- Mileage
- 57,719 mi
- At MOT on 14 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 12 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- Not enough data
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 480 XPL
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Triumph
- Model
- TR4
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,138 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1962
- First used
- 1 May 1962
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 17 Oct 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 14 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
480 XPL was last recorded at 57,719 miles on 14 Oct 2026, 7,087 miles more than at the previous MOT on 9 Oct 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 17 Oct 2016: 1,523 miles, lower than 99,817 miles on 26 Oct 2015.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 50,632 miles · 9 Oct 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 7,087 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 57,719 miles
- 2025 – 50,632 miles
- 2024 – 44,941 miles
- 2023 – 36,461 miles
- 2022 – 28,569 miles
- 2021 – 19,117 miles
- 2020 – 18,303 miles
- 2019 – 14,759 miles
- 2018 – 9,487 miles
- 2017 – 6,059 miles
- 2016 – 1,525 miles
- 2015 – 99,817 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass57,719 miles
- MinorNearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive several places from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive several places from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Full MOT history
13 tests since 26 Oct 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass57,719 miles (+7,087)1 minor4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2027
- Odometer
- 57,719 miles
- Test number
- 276235356500
- MinorNearside Front Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive several places from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive several places from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass50,632 miles (+5,691)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 50,632 miles
- Test number
- 539704465894
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,941 miles (+8,480)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 44,941 miles
- Test number
- 409439643198
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,461 miles (+7,892)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 36,461 miles
- Test number
- 899121026141
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,569 miles (+9,452)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 28,569 miles
- Test number
- 214570465439
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass19,117 miles (+814)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Nov 2022
- Odometer
- 19,117 miles
- Test number
- 591951387406
- AdvisoryCarb linkage fouling inner wheel arch OSF
- AdvisoryRear bump stops on rear axle worn
Pass18,303 miles (+3,544)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 18,303 miles
- Test number
- 213201555855
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,759 miles (+5,272)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 14,759 miles
- Test number
- 337958155185
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass9,487 miles (+3,428)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 9,487 miles
- Test number
- 187885969515
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass6,059 miles (+4,534)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2018
- Odometer
- 6,059 miles
- Test number
- 134684646208
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass1,525 miles (+2)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2017
- Odometer
- 1,525 miles
- Test number
- 519779146063
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail1,523 miles (-98,294)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 1,523 miles
- Test number
- 186466021851
- FailureParking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- FailureRear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
Pass99,817 miles
- MOT expiry
- 25 Oct 2016
- Odometer
- 99,817 miles
- Test number
- 329434880027
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 480 XPL
- What vehicle is registration 480 XPL currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 480 XPL on a red petrol Triumph TR4 first used on 1 May 1962. 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 480 XPL currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 480 XPL is valid until 17 Oct 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 480 XPL?
- The MOT on 480 XPL is valid until 17 Oct 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 480 XPL done?
- 480 XPL was recorded at 57,719 miles at its MOT on 14 Oct 2026.
- Has 480 XPL ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 480 XPL has failed 1 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 17 Oct 2016.
- Has the mileage on 480 XPL ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 17 Oct 2016. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 480 XPL find?
- 480 XPL passed its latest MOT on 14 Oct 2026 with 1 minor defect and 4 advisories: nearside front steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt; nearside play in steering rack inner joint(s); offside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn inner edge, and 2 more.
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