Lotus Esprit
Red · Petrol · 1984 · 2,174 cc
8 TASMOT history
8 TAS is a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 31 Dec 1984. Its MOT is valid until 31 Oct 2026 and it has passed 17 of 19 MOT tests, with 23,072 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 8 Oct 2025.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 31 Oct 2026
- Mileage
- 23,072 mi
- At MOT on 8 Oct 2025
- MOT tests
- 19
- 17 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 26 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 8 TAS
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Esprit
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,174 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1984
- First used
- 31 Dec 1984
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 31 Oct 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 8 Oct 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
8 TAS was last recorded at 23,072 miles on 8 Oct 2025, 10 miles more than at the previous MOT on 24 Oct 2024.
- Previous MOT
- 23,062 miles · 24 Oct 2024
- Between the last two tests
- 10 miles
- Average per year
- 26 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 23,072 miles
- 2024 – 23,062 miles
- 2023 – 23,051 miles
- 2022 – 23,041 miles
- 2021 – 23,031 miles
- 2020 – 22,996 miles
- 2019 – 22,990 miles
- 2018 – 22,984 miles
- 2017 – 22,949 miles
- 2016 – 22,934 miles
- 2015 – 22,898 miles
- 2014 – 22,871 miles
- 2013 – 22,818 miles
- 2012 – 22,709 miles
- 2011 – 22,694 miles
- 2008 – 22,667 miles
- 2007 – 22,590 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
19 tests since 13 Jan 2007, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass23,072 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Oct 2026
- Odometer
- 23,072 miles
- Test number
- 568065963853
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,062 miles (+11)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Oct 2025
- Odometer
- 23,062 miles
- Test number
- 348551534554
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,051 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Oct 2024
- Odometer
- 23,051 miles
- Test number
- 490889408211
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,041 miles (+10)
- MOT expiry
- 31 Oct 2023
- Odometer
- 23,041 miles
- Test number
- 114242984816
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,031 miles (+35)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 23,031 miles
- Test number
- 756689564750
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,996 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 22,996 miles
- Test number
- 995780584571
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,990 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2020
- Odometer
- 22,990 miles
- Test number
- 264842040358
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,984 miles (+35)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 22,984 miles
- Test number
- 925841628472
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,949 miles (+15)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 22,949 miles
- Test number
- 915920722852
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,934 miles (+36)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 22,934 miles
- Test number
- 899655245630
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,898 miles (+27)
- MOT expiry
- 27 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 22,898 miles
- Test number
- 824118313610
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,871 miles (+53)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 22,871 miles
- Test number
- 168590674206
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,818 miles
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 22,818 miles
- Test number
- 328679563100
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail22,818 miles (+109)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 22,818 miles
- Test number
- 275128363472
- FailureRear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
Pass22,709 miles (+15)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Oct 2013
- Odometer
- 22,709 miles
- Test number
- 316108472459
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,694 miles (+27)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 22,694 miles
- Test number
- 869265531212
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,667 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jun 2009
- Odometer
- 22,667 miles
- Test number
- 221922568456
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail22,667 miles (+77)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 22,667 miles
- Test number
- 994152168111
- Repaired at testRegistration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Pass22,590 miles
- MOT expiry
- 12 Jan 2008
- Odometer
- 22,590 miles
- Test number
- 234683417020
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 8 TAS
- What vehicle is registration 8 TAS currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 8 TAS on a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 31 Dec 1984. 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 8 TAS currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 8 TAS is valid until 31 Oct 2026.
- When is the MOT due on 8 TAS?
- The MOT on 8 TAS is valid until 31 Oct 2026. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 8 TAS done?
- 8 TAS was recorded at 23,072 miles at its MOT on 8 Oct 2025, an average of 26 miles a year.
- Has 8 TAS ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 8 TAS has failed 2 of its 19 MOT tests, most recently on 17 Jun 2013.
- Has the mileage on 8 TAS 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 8 TAS find?
- 8 TAS passed its latest MOT on 8 Oct 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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