Lotus Esprit
Red · Petrol · 1989 · 2,174 cc
FSU 745MOT history
FSU 745 is a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 1 May 1989. Its MOT is valid until 30 Mar 2027 and it has passed 15 of 18 MOT tests, with 19,076 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 20 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 30 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 19,076 mi
- At MOT on 20 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 15 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 394 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- FSU 745
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Lotus
- Model
- Esprit
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 2,174 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1989
- First used
- 1 May 1989
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 30 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 20 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
FSU 745 was last recorded at 19,076 miles on 20 Mar 2026, 837 miles more than at the previous MOT on 25 Mar 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 18,239 miles · 25 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 837 miles
- Average per year
- 394 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 19,076 miles
- 2025 – 18,239 miles
- 2024 – 17,238 miles
- 2023 – 16,619 miles
- 2022 – 16,061 miles
- 2021 – 15,404 miles
- 2019 – 14,769 miles
- 2018 – 14,303 miles
- 2017 – 14,003 miles
- 2016 – 13,795 miles
- 2015 – 12,979 miles
- 2013 – 12,610 miles
- 2012 – 12,435 miles
- 2011 – 12,132 miles
- 2006 – 11,312 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass19,076 miles
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 6 Jul 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass19,076 miles (+837)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 19,076 miles
- Test number
- 659254997275
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass18,239 miles (+1,001)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 18,239 miles
- Test number
- 376198418524
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Pass17,238 miles (+619)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2025
- Odometer
- 17,238 miles
- Test number
- 629893565759
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,619 miles (+558)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Mar 2024
- Odometer
- 16,619 miles
- Test number
- 519996310700
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass16,061 miles (+657)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2023
- Odometer
- 16,061 miles
- Test number
- 441472832728
- AdvisoryAll coil springs corroded
- AdvisoryBoth front metal brake pipes greased
- AdvisoryExhaust bandaged
Pass15,404 miles (+635)
- MOT expiry
- 25 Mar 2022
- Odometer
- 15,404 miles
- Test number
- 619886411446
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,769 miles (+466)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 14,769 miles
- Test number
- 580103774492
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,303 miles (+300)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 14,303 miles
- Test number
- 900438283265
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass14,003 miles (+208)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 14,003 miles
- Test number
- 737672480268
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,795 miles (+816)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2017
- Odometer
- 13,795 miles
- Test number
- 738830229606
- AdvisoryNearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Pass12,979 miles1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Jun 2016
- Odometer
- 12,979 miles
- Test number
- 207551875428
- AdvisoryFront registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Fail12,979 miles (+369)4 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 12,979 miles
- Test number
- 269139765150
- FailureExhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (7.3.B.1b)
- FailureOffside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
- FailureOffside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)
- FailureOffside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Pass12,610 miles (+175)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Dec 2014
- Odometer
- 12,610 miles
- Test number
- 189320643334
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,435 miles (+4)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 12,435 miles
- Test number
- 348610622488
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail12,431 miles (+299)2 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 12,431 miles
- Test number
- 516007682148
- FailureOffside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
- FailureService brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass12,132 miles (+820)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Mar 2012
- Odometer
- 12,132 miles
- Test number
- 656486561047
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass11,312 miles (+3)
- MOT expiry
- 18 Jul 2007
- Odometer
- 11,312 miles
- Test number
- 171320806244
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail11,309 miles5 failures2 advisories2 notes
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 11,309 miles
- Test number
- 912937886113
- FailureBrake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level (3.6.G.1b)
- FailureDipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams (1.7.4b)
- FailureFront Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- FailureNearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- FailureNearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- NoteOil leak
- NoteSlight play in rack, slightly rough
Questions about FSU 745
- What vehicle is registration FSU 745 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show FSU 745 on a red petrol Lotus Esprit first used on 1 May 1989. 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 FSU 745 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on FSU 745 is valid until 30 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on FSU 745?
- The MOT on FSU 745 is valid until 30 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has FSU 745 done?
- FSU 745 was recorded at 19,076 miles at its MOT on 20 Mar 2026, an average of 394 miles a year.
- Has FSU 745 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. FSU 745 has failed 3 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 18 Jun 2015.
- Has the mileage on FSU 745 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 FSU 745 find?
- FSU 745 passed its latest MOT on 20 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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