MG A Conv
Red · Petrol · 1962 · 1,622 cc
978 ELAMOT history
978 ELA is a red petrol MG A Conv first used on 18 May 1962. Its MOT expired on 29 Sept 2026 and it has passed 14 of 16 MOT tests, with 58,224 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 30 Sept 2025.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 29 Sept 2026
- Mileage
- 58,224 mi
- At MOT on 30 Sept 2025
- MOT tests
- 16
- 14 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 627 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 978 ELA
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- MG
- Model
- A Conv
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,622 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1962
- First used
- 18 May 1962
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 29 Sept 2026
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Sept 2025 (Pass)
Mileage history
978 ELA was last recorded at 58,224 miles on 30 Sept 2025, 327 miles more than at the previous MOT on 23 Feb 2023.
- Previous MOT
- 57,897 miles · 23 Feb 2023
- Between the last two tests
- 327 miles
- Average per year
- 627 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2025 – 58,224 miles
- 2023 – 57,897 miles
- 2019 – 56,824 miles
- 2018 – 56,241 miles
- 2016 – 54,700 miles
- 2015 – 53,601 miles
- 2014 – 52,469 miles
- 2013 – 51,364 miles
- 2012 – 50,291 miles
- 2011 – 48,932 miles
- 2010 – 47,725 miles
- 2009 – 47,098 miles
- 2007 – 46,963 miles
- 2006 – 46,296 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
16 tests since 21 Sept 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass58,224 miles (+327)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Sept 2026
- Odometer
- 58,224 miles
- Test number
- 590825345001
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass57,897 miles (+1,073)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 57,897 miles
- Test number
- 317023636386
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,824 miles (+583)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 56,824 miles
- Test number
- 329295310877
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,241 miles (+1,541)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 56,241 miles
- Test number
- 920522486091
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,700 miles (+1,099)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 54,700 miles
- Test number
- 829906851569
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,601 miles (+1,132)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 53,601 miles
- Test number
- 745054785184
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass52,469 miles
- MOT expiry
- 24 Jun 2015
- Odometer
- 52,469 miles
- Test number
- 655241074130
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail52,469 miles (+1,105)2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 52,469 miles
- Test number
- 727601974100
- Repaired at testNearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
- Repaired at testOffside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
Pass51,364 miles (+1,073)
- MOT expiry
- 24 Jun 2014
- Odometer
- 51,364 miles
- Test number
- 769036473155
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass50,291 miles (+1,359)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2013
- Odometer
- 50,291 miles
- Test number
- 898552572195
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass48,932 miles (+1,207)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Apr 2012
- Odometer
- 48,932 miles
- Test number
- 916553401114
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail47,725 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 47,725 miles
- Test number
- 252504200156
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
- Repaired at testNearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Pass47,725 miles (+627)
- MOT expiry
- 13 Apr 2011
- Odometer
- 47,725 miles
- Test number
- 532454900145
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass47,098 miles (+135)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2010
- Odometer
- 47,098 miles
- Test number
- 642200299000
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,963 miles (+667)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Sept 2008
- Odometer
- 46,963 miles
- Test number
- 793000077243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,296 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2007
- Odometer
- 46,296 miles
- Test number
- 314154466242
- AdvisoryNearside Front Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Questions about 978 ELA
- What vehicle is registration 978 ELA currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 978 ELA on a red petrol MG A Conv first used on 18 May 1962. 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 978 ELA currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on 978 ELA expired on 29 Sept 2026, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on 978 ELA?
- The MOT on 978 ELA expired on 29 Sept 2026. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has 978 ELA done?
- 978 ELA was recorded at 58,224 miles at its MOT on 30 Sept 2025, an average of 627 miles a year.
- Has 978 ELA ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 978 ELA has failed 2 of its 16 MOT tests, most recently on 20 Jun 2014.
- Has the mileage on 978 ELA 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 978 ELA find?
- 978 ELA passed its latest MOT on 30 Sept 2025 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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