Austin Healey Sprite
Red · Petrol · 1960
553 AABMOT history
553 AAB is a red petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 26 Feb 1960. Its MOT is valid until 9 Nov 2027 and it has passed 4 of 6 MOT tests, with 43,143 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 13 Oct 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Nov 2027
- Mileage
- 43,143 mi
- At MOT on 12 Oct 2026
- MOT tests
- 6
- 4 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 29 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 553 AAB
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Austin
- Model
- Healey Sprite
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Year of manufacture
- 1960
- First used
- 26 Feb 1960
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Nov 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 12 Oct 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
553 AAB was last recorded at 43,143 miles on 12 Oct 2026, 180 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Nov 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 42,963 miles · 10 Nov 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 180 miles
- Average per year
- 29 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 43,143 miles
- 2025 – 42,963 miles
- 2024 – 42,880 miles
- 2022 – 42,655 miles
- 2006 – 42,537 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
6 tests since 22 Feb 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass43,143 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Nov 2027
- Odometer
- 43,143 miles
- Test number
- 691558417479
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail43,133 miles (+170)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 43,133 miles
- Test number
- 962707604096
- MajorNearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
- MajorParking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Pass42,963 miles (+83)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
- Odometer
- 42,963 miles
- Test number
- 335857947025
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail42,880 miles (+225)2 dangerous1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 42,880 miles
- Test number
- 714950329091
- DangerousNearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))
- DangerousOffside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorService brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))
Pass42,655 miles (+118)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 42,655 miles
- Test number
- 802305508470
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass42,537 miles
- MOT expiry
- 21 Feb 2007
- Odometer
- 42,537 miles
- Test number
- 874443456003
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 553 AAB
- What vehicle is registration 553 AAB currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 553 AAB on a red petrol Austin Healey Sprite first used on 26 Feb 1960. 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 553 AAB currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 553 AAB is valid until 9 Nov 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 553 AAB?
- The MOT on 553 AAB is valid until 9 Nov 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 553 AAB done?
- 553 AAB was recorded at 43,143 miles at its MOT on 12 Oct 2026, an average of 29 miles a year.
- Has 553 AAB ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 553 AAB has failed 2 of its 6 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Oct 2026.
- Has the mileage on 553 AAB 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 553 AAB find?
- 553 AAB passed its latest MOT on 12 Oct 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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