Austin-Healey 3000 MK1
Blue · Petrol · 1960
EWG 888MOT history
EWG 888 is a blue petrol Austin-Healey 3000 MK1 first used on 27 Sept 2013. Its MOT expired on 19 Jul 2025 and it has passed 9 of 11 MOT tests, with 28,177 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 20 Jul 2024.
- MOT
- Expired
- On 19 Jul 2025
- Mileage
- 28,177 mi
- At MOT on 20 Jul 2024
- MOT tests
- 11
- 9 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 502 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- EWG 888
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Austin-Healey
- Model
- 3000 MK1
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Year of manufacture
- 1960
- First used
- 27 Sept 2013
- MOT status
- MOT expired on 19 Jul 2025
- Latest MOT test
- 20 Jul 2024 (Pass)
Mileage history
EWG 888 was last recorded at 28,177 miles on 20 Jul 2024, 1,198 miles more than at the previous MOT on 7 Jul 2021.
Mileage went down between tests
- 11 Sept 2015: 23,865 miles, lower than 86,288 miles on 8 Sept 2014.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 26,979 miles · 7 Jul 2021
- Between the last two tests
- 1,198 miles
- Average per year
- 502 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2024 – 28,177 miles
- 2021 – 26,979 miles
- 2019 – 26,026 miles
- 2017 – 25,321 miles
- 2016 – 23,925 miles
- 2015 – 23,865 miles
- 2014 – 86,288 miles
- 2013 – 22,731 miles
What the latest MOT found
- AdvisoryNearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
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 Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2016–2017
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Advisory3 MOTs, 2016–2017
Nearside Front slight lift in king-pin
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021
Offside Front slight lift in king-pin
Advisory2 MOTs, 2021
Full MOT history
11 tests since 12 Sept 2013, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass28,177 miles (+1,198)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 28,177 miles
- Test number
- 924050980054
- AdvisoryNearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Pass26,979 miles (+2)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 26,979 miles
- Test number
- 388491378511
- AdvisoryNearside Front slight lift in king-pin
- AdvisoryOffside Front slight lift in king-pin
Fail26,977 miles (+951)1 major2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 26,977 miles
- Test number
- 659367972507
- MajorFront Registration plate inscription illegible (0.1 (b))
- AdvisoryNearside Front slight lift in king-pin
- AdvisoryOffside Front slight lift in king-pin
Pass26,026 miles (+705)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2020
- Odometer
- 26,026 miles
- Test number
- 816993624680
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,321 miles (+1)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 5 Dec 2018
- Odometer
- 25,321 miles
- Test number
- 115214136921
- AdvisoryNearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- AdvisoryOffside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Fail25,320 miles (+1,332)2 failures2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 25,320 miles
- Test number
- 906460807439
- FailureHorn not working (1.6.2a)
- FailureWindscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
- AdvisoryNearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- AdvisoryOffside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Pass23,988 miles (+63)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Feb 2018
- Odometer
- 23,988 miles
- Test number
- 764640636860
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass23,925 miles (+60)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 23,925 miles
- Test number
- 126848180042
- AdvisoryNearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- AdvisoryOffside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Pass23,865 miles (-62,423)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 23,865 miles
- Test number
- 157444758782
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass86,288 miles (+63,557)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 86,288 miles
- Test number
- 197851254255
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,731 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 22,731 miles
- Test number
- 327575653209
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about EWG 888
- What vehicle is registration EWG 888 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show EWG 888 on a blue petrol Austin-Healey 3000 MK1 first used on 27 Sept 2013. 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 EWG 888 currently have a valid MOT?
- No. The MOT on EWG 888 expired on 19 Jul 2025, according to DVSA records.
- When is the MOT due on EWG 888?
- The MOT on EWG 888 expired on 19 Jul 2025. It can only be driven to a pre-booked MOT test or to repairs needed to pass one.
- What mileage has EWG 888 done?
- EWG 888 was recorded at 28,177 miles at its MOT on 20 Jul 2024, an average of 502 miles a year.
- Has EWG 888 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. EWG 888 has failed 2 of its 11 MOT tests, most recently on 5 Jul 2021.
- Has the mileage on EWG 888 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 11 Sept 2015. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on EWG 888 find?
- EWG 888 passed its latest MOT on 20 Jul 2024 with 2 advisories: nearside front wheel bearing has slight play; offside front wheel bearing has slight play.
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