Rolls-Royce 25/30
Blue and Cream · Petrol · 1937 · 4,500 cc
DTU 978MOT history
DTU 978 is a blue and cream petrol Rolls-Royce 25/30 first used on 12 Jun 1937. Its MOT is valid until 4 Aug 2027 and it has passed 10 of 10 MOT tests, with 19,628 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 4 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 19,628 mi
- At MOT on 5 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 10
- 10 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 211 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- DTU 978
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Rolls-Royce
- Model
- 25/30
- Colour
- Blue and Cream
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 4,500 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1937
- First used
- 12 Jun 1937
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 4 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
DTU 978 was last recorded at 19,628 miles on 5 Aug 2026, 1,163 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Aug 2019.
- Previous MOT
- 18,465 miles · 20 Aug 2019
- Between the last two tests
- 1,163 miles
- Average per year
- 211 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 19,628 miles
- 2019 – 18,465 miles
- 2013 – 17,771 miles
- 2012 – 17,563 miles
- 2011 – 17,242 miles
- 2010 – 16,998 miles
- 2009 – 16,646 miles
- 2008 – 16,444 miles
- 2007 – 15,993 miles
- 2006 – 15,333 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.
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Advisory2 MOTs, 2009–2012
Full MOT history
10 tests since 1 Apr 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass19,628 miles (+1,163)
- MOT expiry
- 4 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 19,628 miles
- Test number
- 987410655920
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,465 miles (+694)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 18,465 miles
- Test number
- 480890986073
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,771 miles (+208)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Apr 2014
- Odometer
- 17,771 miles
- Test number
- 935569213151
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass17,563 miles (+321)2 advisories1 note
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2013
- Odometer
- 17,563 miles
- Test number
- 518618192021
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- NoteNearside front wheel bearing slightly noisey
Pass17,242 miles (+244)2 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2012
- Odometer
- 17,242 miles
- Test number
- 718816901177
- AdvisoryNearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
- NoteNearside front wheel bearing has slight noise
- NoteNearside rear tyre cracking in tread
Pass16,998 miles (+352)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2011
- Odometer
- 16,998 miles
- Test number
- 384857100156
- NoteNearside rear tyre cracking slightly in tread
Pass16,646 miles (+202)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2010
- Odometer
- 16,646 miles
- Test number
- 164974699487
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass16,444 miles (+451)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2009
- Odometer
- 16,444 miles
- Test number
- 382779788023
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,993 miles (+660)
- MOT expiry
- 20 Apr 2008
- Odometer
- 15,993 miles
- Test number
- 733311617105
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass15,333 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2007
- Odometer
- 15,333 miles
- Test number
- 374991996090
- NoteSlight noise from n/s/f wheel bearing but not rough
Questions about DTU 978
- What vehicle is registration DTU 978 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show DTU 978 on a blue and cream petrol Rolls-Royce 25/30 first used on 12 Jun 1937. 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 DTU 978 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on DTU 978 is valid until 4 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on DTU 978?
- The MOT on DTU 978 is valid until 4 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has DTU 978 done?
- DTU 978 was recorded at 19,628 miles at its MOT on 5 Aug 2026, an average of 211 miles a year.
- Has DTU 978 ever failed its MOT?
- No. DTU 978 has passed all 10 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on DTU 978 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 DTU 978 find?
- DTU 978 passed its latest MOT on 5 Aug 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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