Mercedes-Benz SL
Blue · Petrol · 1996 · 2,799 cc
85 PMBMOT history
85 PMB is a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 9 Sept 1996. Its MOT is valid until 1 Mar 2027 and it has passed 16 of 18 MOT tests, with 60,756 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 2 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 1 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 60,756 mi
- At MOT on 2 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 16 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 527 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 85 PMB
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- SL
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,799 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1996
- First used
- 9 Sept 1996
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 1 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 2 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
85 PMB was last recorded at 60,756 miles on 2 Mar 2026, 187 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 60,569 miles · 24 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 187 miles
- Average per year
- 527 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 60,756 miles
- 2025 – 60,569 miles
- 2024 – 60,470 miles
- 2023 – 59,733 miles
- 2022 – 58,868 miles
- 2020 – 58,504 miles
- 2019 – 58,285 miles
- 2018 – 58,206 miles
- 2017 – 58,064 miles
- 2016 – 57,568 miles
- 2015 – 56,959 miles
- 2014 – 56,360 miles
- 2013 – 55,806 miles
- 2011 – 55,638 miles
- 2008 – 55,617 miles
- 2006 – 50,449 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.
Both front tyres tread getting low
Advisory2 MOTs, 2016–2020
Full MOT history
18 tests since 7 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass60,756 miles (+187)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 60,756 miles
- Test number
- 663897165007
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,569 miles (+99)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 60,569 miles
- Test number
- 706007787349
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,470 miles (+737)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 60,470 miles
- Test number
- 668605498756
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,733 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 59,733 miles
- Test number
- 783900189388
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail59,733 miles (+865)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 59,733 miles
- Test number
- 533977927817
- MajorNearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b))
- MajorNearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Pass58,868 miles (+364)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 58,868 miles
- Test number
- 159436426228
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,504 miles (+219)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2021
- Odometer
- 58,504 miles
- Test number
- 328357211893
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres tread getting low
Pass58,285 miles (+79)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2020
- Odometer
- 58,285 miles
- Test number
- 712334641874
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,206 miles (+142)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 58,206 miles
- Test number
- 348334568741
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass58,064 miles (+496)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2018
- Odometer
- 58,064 miles
- Test number
- 740834056131
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,568 miles (+609)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2017
- Odometer
- 57,568 miles
- Test number
- 292625762588
- AdvisoryBoth front tyres tread getting low
Pass56,959 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2016
- Odometer
- 56,959 miles
- Test number
- 816858375085
- NoteBoth front tyres tread getting low
Fail56,959 miles (+599)1 failure1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 56,959 miles
- Test number
- 968618475077
- FailureOffside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- NoteBoth front tyres tread getting low
Pass56,360 miles (+554)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2015
- Odometer
- 56,360 miles
- Test number
- 848618574012
- NoteRear brake disc corroded
Pass55,806 miles (+168)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Mar 2014
- Odometer
- 55,806 miles
- Test number
- 137050883412
- AdvisoryRear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Pass55,638 miles (+21)
- MOT expiry
- 24 May 2012
- Odometer
- 55,638 miles
- Test number
- 905975441163
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,617 miles (+5,168)3 notes
- MOT expiry
- 25 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 55,617 miles
- Test number
- 752268578165
- NoteColour of front indicators when operated
- NoteCondition of nearside front tyre [cut in sidewall]
- NoteCondition of offside headlamp glass
Pass50,449 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Aug 2007
- Odometer
- 50,449 miles
- Test number
- 570559916256
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Questions about 85 PMB
- What vehicle is registration 85 PMB currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 85 PMB on a blue petrol Mercedes-Benz SL first used on 9 Sept 1996. 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 85 PMB currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 85 PMB is valid until 1 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 85 PMB?
- The MOT on 85 PMB is valid until 1 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 85 PMB done?
- 85 PMB was recorded at 60,756 miles at its MOT on 2 Mar 2026, an average of 527 miles a year.
- Has 85 PMB ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 85 PMB has failed 2 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 2 Mar 2023.
- Has the mileage on 85 PMB 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 85 PMB find?
- 85 PMB passed its latest MOT on 2 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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