Mercedes-Benz 280
Gold · Petrol · 1971 · 3,499 cc
FWB 4MOT history
FWB 4 is a gold petrol Mercedes-Benz 280 first used on 11 Jun 1971. Its MOT is valid until 29 Jul 2027 and it has passed 17 of 18 MOT tests, with 68,087 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 30 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 29 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 68,087 mi
- At MOT on 30 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 17 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 47 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- FWB 4
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Mercedes-Benz
- Model
- 280
- Colour
- Gold
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 3,499 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1971
- First used
- 11 Jun 1971
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 29 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 30 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
FWB 4 was last recorded at 68,087 miles on 30 Jul 2026, 7 miles more than at the previous MOT on 16 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 68,080 miles · 16 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 7 miles
- Average per year
- 47 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 68,087 miles
- 2025 – 68,080 miles
- 2024 – 68,071 miles
- 2023 – 68,038 miles
- 2021 – 68,030 miles
- 2018 – 68,024 miles
- 2016 – 67,888 miles
- 2015 – 67,817 miles
- 2014 – 67,771 miles
- 2013 – 67,731 miles
- 2012 – 67,701 miles
- 2011 – 67,683 miles
- 2010 – 67,620 miles
- 2009 – 67,582 miles
- 2008 – 67,484 miles
- 2007 – 67,407 miles
- 2006 – 67,133 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
18 tests since 19 Apr 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass68,087 miles (+7)
- MOT expiry
- 29 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 68,087 miles
- Test number
- 658814109163
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,080 miles (+9)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 68,080 miles
- Test number
- 747645064692
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,071 miles (+33)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2025
- Odometer
- 68,071 miles
- Test number
- 495417277295
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,038 miles (+8)
- MOT expiry
- 15 May 2024
- Odometer
- 68,038 miles
- Test number
- 411728763410
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,030 miles
- MOT expiry
- 26 Oct 2022
- Odometer
- 68,030 miles
- Test number
- 957721733035
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail68,030 miles (+6)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 68,030 miles
- Test number
- 155391472247
- Repaired at testFront Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Pass68,024 miles (+136)
- MOT expiry
- 14 Mar 2019
- Odometer
- 68,024 miles
- Test number
- 777195791298
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,888 miles (+71)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 67,888 miles
- Test number
- 993473490347
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,817 miles (+46)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 67,817 miles
- Test number
- 538499922988
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,771 miles (+40)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 67,771 miles
- Test number
- 398377864223
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,731 miles (+30)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 67,731 miles
- Test number
- 748110623204
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,701 miles (+18)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 67,701 miles
- Test number
- 526702322285
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,683 miles (+63)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 67,683 miles
- Test number
- 185207521287
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,620 miles (+38)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 67,620 miles
- Test number
- 171234420275
- AdvisoryRear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- AdvisoryRear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
Pass67,582 miles (+98)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 67,582 miles
- Test number
- 472019229277
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,484 miles (+77)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 67,484 miles
- Test number
- 892680618279
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,407 miles (+274)
- MOT expiry
- 6 Aug 2008
- Odometer
- 67,407 miles
- Test number
- 941559317226
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass67,133 miles
- MOT expiry
- 12 May 2007
- Odometer
- 67,133 miles
- Test number
- 973209406172
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about FWB 4
- What vehicle is registration FWB 4 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show FWB 4 on a gold petrol Mercedes-Benz 280 first used on 11 Jun 1971. 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 FWB 4 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on FWB 4 is valid until 29 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on FWB 4?
- The MOT on FWB 4 is valid until 29 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has FWB 4 done?
- FWB 4 was recorded at 68,087 miles at its MOT on 30 Jul 2026, an average of 47 miles a year.
- Has FWB 4 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. FWB 4 has failed 1 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 27 Oct 2021.
- Has the mileage on FWB 4 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 FWB 4 find?
- FWB 4 passed its latest MOT on 30 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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