Austin Healey Sprite
Red · Petrol · 1959 · 1,275 cc
512 VMVMOT history
512 VMV is a red petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 7 May 1959. Its MOT is valid until 6 Jul 2027 and it has passed 10 of 11 MOT tests, with 36,334 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 6 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 36,334 mi
- At MOT on 7 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 11
- 10 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 328 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 512 VMV
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Austin
- Model
- Healey Sprite
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,275 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1959
- First used
- 7 May 1959
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 6 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
512 VMV was last recorded at 36,334 miles on 7 Jul 2026, 673 miles more than at the previous MOT on 18 Jun 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 35,661 miles · 18 Jun 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 673 miles
- Average per year
- 328 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 36,334 miles
- 2025 – 35,661 miles
- 2024 – 35,054 miles
- 2023 – 34,784 miles
- 2021 – 34,335 miles
- 2020 – 33,992 miles
- 2012 – 32,395 miles
- 2011 – 31,896 miles
- 2010 – 31,686 miles
- 2009 – 30,734 miles
What the latest MOT found
- MinorOffside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Full MOT history
11 tests since 18 Jun 2009, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass36,334 miles (+673)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 36,334 miles
- Test number
- 307752974446
- MinorOffside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Pass35,661 miles (+607)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 35,661 miles
- Test number
- 394668229582
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,054 miles (+270)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 35,054 miles
- Test number
- 747771458512
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,784 miles (+449)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 34,784 miles
- Test number
- 858242359763
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,335 miles (+343)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 34,335 miles
- Test number
- 350624218395
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,992 miles (+1,597)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Sept 2021
- Odometer
- 33,992 miles
- Test number
- 808619302102
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass32,395 miles (+499)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Jul 2013
- Odometer
- 32,395 miles
- Test number
- 666896382138
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,896 miles (+210)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jun 2012
- Odometer
- 31,896 miles
- Test number
- 408807561168
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass31,686 miles (+952)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Jun 2011
- Odometer
- 31,686 miles
- Test number
- 981389670173
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,734 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2010
- Odometer
- 30,734 miles
- Test number
- 263279169126
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail30,734 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 30,734 miles
- Test number
- 620579769177
- Repaired at testWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Questions about 512 VMV
- What vehicle is registration 512 VMV currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 512 VMV on a red petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 7 May 1959. 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 512 VMV currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 512 VMV is valid until 6 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 512 VMV?
- The MOT on 512 VMV is valid until 6 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 512 VMV done?
- 512 VMV was recorded at 36,334 miles at its MOT on 7 Jul 2026, an average of 328 miles a year.
- Has 512 VMV ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 512 VMV has failed 1 of its 11 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Jun 2009.
- Has the mileage on 512 VMV 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 512 VMV find?
- 512 VMV passed its latest MOT on 7 Jul 2026 with 1 minor defect: offside front track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt.
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