Audi A3
Black · Diesel · 2006 · 1,968 cc
FA 8281MOT history
FA 8281 is a black diesel Audi A3 first used on 1 Sept 2006. Its MOT is valid until 17 Jul 2027 and it has passed 18 of 20 MOT tests, with 69,011 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 9 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 17 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 69,011 mi
- At MOT on 9 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 20
- 18 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 2,821 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- FA 8281
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Audi
- Model
- A3
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 1,968 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2006
- First used
- 1 Sept 2006
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 17 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 9 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
FA 8281 was last recorded at 69,011 miles on 9 Jul 2026, 689 miles more than at the previous MOT on 16 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 68,322 miles · 16 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 689 miles
- Average per year
- 2,821 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 69,011 miles
- 2025 – 68,322 miles
- 2024 – 67,698 miles
- 2023 – 66,752 miles
- 2022 – 65,694 miles
- 2021 – 64,767 miles
- 2020 – 63,839 miles
- 2019 – 63,125 miles
- 2018 – 61,416 miles
- 2017 – 59,036 miles
- 2016 – 56,813 miles
- 2015 – 51,530 miles
- 2014 – 47,184 miles
- 2013 – 43,535 miles
- 2012 – 39,421 miles
- 2011 – 34,986 miles
- 2010 – 28,939 miles
- 2009 – 21,341 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass69,011 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
20 tests since 14 Aug 2009, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass69,011 miles (+689)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 69,011 miles
- Test number
- 368163115716
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,322 miles (+624)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 68,322 miles
- Test number
- 571411057759
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass67,698 miles (+946)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 67,698 miles
- Test number
- 224638383704
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass66,752 miles (+1,058)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 66,752 miles
- Test number
- 389425918946
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass65,694 miles (+927)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 65,694 miles
- Test number
- 904186014005
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass64,767 miles (+928)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 64,767 miles
- Test number
- 126720158370
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,839 miles (+714)2 minor
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 63,839 miles
- Test number
- 440237593232
- MinorNearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated leaking slightly on inner end (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- MinorOffside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated splitting on inner end (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Pass63,125 miles (+1,709)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2020
- Odometer
- 63,125 miles
- Test number
- 339390834275
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,416 miles (+2,380)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 61,416 miles
- Test number
- 611223462946
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass59,036 miles (+2,223)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 59,036 miles
- Test number
- 527155370933
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,813 miles (+5,283)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 56,813 miles
- Test number
- 255260866864
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement front most arm (2.4.G.2)
Pass51,530 miles (+4,346)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 51,530 miles
- Test number
- 299526595127
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Pass47,184 miles (+3,649)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2015
- Odometer
- 47,184 miles
- Test number
- 149752194196
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass43,535 miles (+4,114)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Jul 2014
- Odometer
- 43,535 miles
- Test number
- 726649293147
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,421 miles (+4,435)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2013
- Odometer
- 39,421 miles
- Test number
- 358152722241
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,986 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2012
- Odometer
- 34,986 miles
- Test number
- 335566111461
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail34,986 miles (+6,047)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 34,986 miles
- Test number
- 697105911209
- FailureNearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Pass28,939 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 28,939 miles
- Test number
- 734251520252
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail28,939 miles (+7,598)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 28,939 miles
- Test number
- 993591820231
- Repaired at testOffside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone 'A' (8.3.1e)
Pass21,341 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 21,341 miles
- Test number
- 781346529281
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about FA 8281
- What vehicle is registration FA 8281 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show FA 8281 on a black diesel Audi A3 first used on 1 Sept 2006. 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 FA 8281 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on FA 8281 is valid until 17 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on FA 8281?
- The MOT on FA 8281 is valid until 17 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has FA 8281 done?
- FA 8281 was recorded at 69,011 miles at its MOT on 9 Jul 2026, an average of 2,821 miles a year.
- Has FA 8281 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. FA 8281 has failed 2 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 3 Aug 2011.
- Has the mileage on FA 8281 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 FA 8281 find?
- FA 8281 passed its latest MOT on 9 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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