
Mazda MX-5
Red · Petrol · 2012 · 1,999 cc
4956 ACMOT history
4956 AC is a red petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 27 Sept 2012. Its MOT is valid until 19 Jan 2027 and it has passed 11 of 12 MOT tests, with 45,987 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 Jan 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 19 Jan 2027
- Mileage
- 45,987 mi
- At MOT on 7 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 12
- 11 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 1,142 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 4956 AC
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,999 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 27 Sept 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 19 Jan 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
4956 AC was last recorded at 45,987 miles on 7 Jan 2026, 414 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 45,573 miles · 20 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 414 miles
- Average per year
- 1,142 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 45,987 miles
- 2025 – 45,573 miles
- 2024 – 45,216 miles
- 2023 – 44,873 miles
- 2021 – 44,437 miles
- 2020 – 43,930 miles
- 2019 – 42,947 miles
- 2018 – 41,206 miles
- 2017 – 38,728 miles
- 2016 – 38,000 miles
- 2015 – 34,214 miles
What the latest MOT found
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 brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2015
Full MOT history
12 tests since 15 Sept 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass45,987 miles (+414)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2027
- Odometer
- 45,987 miles
- Test number
- 297788306466
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,573 miles (+357)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jan 2026
- Odometer
- 45,573 miles
- Test number
- 116452163427
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass45,216 miles (+343)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 45,216 miles
- Test number
- 713879254697
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,873 miles (+436)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 44,873 miles
- Test number
- 924870541112
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass44,437 miles (+507)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Dec 2022
- Odometer
- 44,437 miles
- Test number
- 819815036218
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,930 miles (+983)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 43,930 miles
- Test number
- 270497201569
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,947 miles (+1,741)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- 42,947 miles
- Test number
- 209278141372
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass41,206 miles (+2,478)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2019
- Odometer
- 41,206 miles
- Test number
- 540270211907
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,728 miles (+728)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2018
- Odometer
- 38,728 miles
- Test number
- 174223415115
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Nail in tyre
Pass38,000 miles (+3,786)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 38,000 miles
- Test number
- 774977472880
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres and offside rear tyre slightly perished
Pass34,214 miles4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 34,214 miles
- Test number
- 733931826271
- AdvisoryNearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Fail34,214 miles2 failures4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 34,214 miles
- Test number
- 352867610778
- FailureFront Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- FailureRear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- AdvisoryNearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Questions about 4956 AC
- What vehicle is registration 4956 AC currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 4956 AC on a red petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 27 Sept 2012. 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 4956 AC currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 4956 AC is valid until 19 Jan 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 4956 AC?
- The MOT on 4956 AC is valid until 19 Jan 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 4956 AC done?
- 4956 AC was recorded at 45,987 miles at its MOT on 7 Jan 2026, an average of 1,142 miles a year.
- Has 4956 AC ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 4956 AC has failed 1 of its 12 MOT tests, most recently on 15 Sept 2015.
- Has the mileage on 4956 AC 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 4956 AC find?
- 4956 AC passed its latest MOT on 7 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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