
Audi A3
Blue · Diesel · 2016 · 1,968 cc
ESU 243MOT history
ESU 243 is a blue diesel Audi A3 first used on 29 Jul 2016. Its MOT is valid until 26 Mar 2027 and it has passed 8 of 8 MOT tests, with 58,003 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 17 Mar 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 26 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 58,003 mi
- At MOT on 17 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 8
- 8 passed · 0 failed
- Per year
- 4,689 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- ESU 243
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Audi
- Model
- A3
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2016
- First used
- 29 Jul 2016
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 26 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 17 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
ESU 243 was last recorded at 58,003 miles on 17 Mar 2026, 3,898 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Mar 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 54,105 miles · 20 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,898 miles
- Average per year
- 4,689 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 58,003 miles
- 2025 – 54,105 miles
- 2024 – 50,111 miles
- 2023 – 44,383 miles
- 2022 – 38,784 miles
- 2021 – 35,500 miles
- 2020 – 34,035 miles
- 2019 – 26,746 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
8 tests since 17 Jul 2019, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass58,003 miles (+3,898)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 58,003 miles
- Test number
- 693377051629
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass54,105 miles (+3,994)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 54,105 miles
- Test number
- 301526281691
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass50,111 miles (+5,728)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 50,111 miles
- Test number
- 281717455754
- AdvisoryFront Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides (5.2.3 (e))
Pass44,383 miles (+5,599)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 44,383 miles
- Test number
- 197480091571
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,784 miles (+3,284)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 38,784 miles
- Test number
- 662294180138
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,500 miles (+1,465)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 35,500 miles
- Test number
- 879021714773
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,035 miles (+7,289)
- MOT expiry
- 22 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 34,035 miles
- Test number
- 677398035127
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass26,746 miles2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 28 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 26,746 miles
- Test number
- 625963225763
- AdvisoryFront Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- AdvisoryTyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both fronts low and tearing inner edges of tread (5.2.3 (e))
Questions about ESU 243
- What vehicle is registration ESU 243 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show ESU 243 on a blue diesel Audi A3 first used on 29 Jul 2016. 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 ESU 243 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on ESU 243 is valid until 26 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on ESU 243?
- The MOT on ESU 243 is valid until 26 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has ESU 243 done?
- ESU 243 was recorded at 58,003 miles at its MOT on 17 Mar 2026, an average of 4,689 miles a year.
- Has ESU 243 ever failed its MOT?
- No. ESU 243 has passed all 8 of its MOT tests on record.
- Has the mileage on ESU 243 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 ESU 243 find?
- ESU 243 passed its latest MOT on 17 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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