Austin BIG 7
Black · Petrol · 1938 · 857 cc
GPU 561MOT history
GPU 561 is a black petrol Austin BIG 7 first used on 22 Jul 1938. Its MOT is valid until 19 Aug 2027 and it has passed 19 of 20 MOT tests, with 83,874 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 6 Aug 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 19 Aug 2027
- Mileage
- 83,874 mi
- At MOT on 6 Aug 2026
- MOT tests
- 20
- 19 passed · 1 failed
- Per year
- 243 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- GPU 561
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Austin
- Model
- BIG 7
- Colour
- Black
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 857 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1938
- First used
- 22 Jul 1938
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 19 Aug 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 6 Aug 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
GPU 561 was last recorded at 83,874 miles on 6 Aug 2026, 51 miles more than at the previous MOT on 7 Aug 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 8 Aug 2013: 8,013 miles, lower than 80,005 miles on 9 Aug 2012.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 83,823 miles · 7 Aug 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 51 miles
- Average per year
- 243 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 83,874 miles
- 2025 – 83,823 miles
- 2024 – 83,712 miles
- 2023 – 83,498 miles
- 2022 – 83,098 miles
- 2021 – 82,429 miles
- 2020 – 81,941 miles
- 2019 – 81,807 miles
- 2018 – 81,647 miles
- 2017 – 81,214 miles
- 2016 – 80,838 miles
- 2015 – 80,603 miles
- 2014 – 80,357 miles
- 2013 – 8,013 miles
- 2012 – 80,005 miles
- 2011 – 79,937 miles
- 2010 – 79,768 miles
- 2009 – 79,635 miles
- 2008 – 79,508 miles
What the latest MOT found
- AdvisoryRear axle bushes have slight play
- AdvisorySlight play in front stump pins
Full MOT history
20 tests since 13 Aug 2008, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass83,874 miles (+51)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2027
- Odometer
- 83,874 miles
- Test number
- 893766433430
- AdvisoryRear axle bushes have slight play
- AdvisorySlight play in front stump pins
Pass83,823 miles (+111)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2026
- Odometer
- 83,823 miles
- Test number
- 249214540832
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,712 miles (+214)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2025
- Odometer
- 83,712 miles
- Test number
- 809598862995
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,498 miles (+400)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2024
- Odometer
- 83,498 miles
- Test number
- 630778133390
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass83,098 miles (+669)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2023
- Odometer
- 83,098 miles
- Test number
- 864455283593
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass82,429 miles (+488)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2022
- Odometer
- 82,429 miles
- Test number
- 731781346705
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,941 miles (+134)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2021
- Odometer
- 81,941 miles
- Test number
- 717574119280
- AdvisoryBoth front stub pin bushes have some play
Pass81,807 miles (+160)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2020
- Odometer
- 81,807 miles
- Test number
- 158090034363
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,647 miles (+433)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2019
- Odometer
- 81,647 miles
- Test number
- 381063808830
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass81,214 miles (+376)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2018
- Odometer
- 81,214 miles
- Test number
- 634888179499
- AdvisorySlight oil leak from osr hub
- AdvisorySome play in both front stub pins
Pass80,838 miles (+235)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2017
- Odometer
- 80,838 miles
- Test number
- 405125212415
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,603 miles (+246)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Aug 2016
- Odometer
- 80,603 miles
- Test number
- 856065663560
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,357 miles (+72,344)
- MOT expiry
- 17 Aug 2015
- Odometer
- 80,357 miles
- Test number
- 979100034249
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass8,013 miles (-71,992)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2014
- Odometer
- 8,013 miles
- Test number
- 989990623227
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,005 miles (+68)1 note
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2013
- Odometer
- 80,005 miles
- Test number
- 198522522228
- NoteNear side front stub pin has wear will need att before next test
Pass79,937 miles (+169)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2012
- Odometer
- 79,937 miles
- Test number
- 216132021244
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass79,768 miles (+133)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2011
- Odometer
- 79,768 miles
- Test number
- 980039100206
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass79,635 miles (+6)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2010
- Odometer
- 79,635 miles
- Test number
- 193112119231
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail79,629 miles (+121)4 failures
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 79,629 miles
- Test number
- 381080519269
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- FailureNearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- FailureOffside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- FailureService brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Pass79,508 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 12 Aug 2009
- Odometer
- 79,508 miles
- Test number
- 332426028271
- NoteN s f stub pin has some wear
Questions about GPU 561
- What vehicle is registration GPU 561 currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show GPU 561 on a black petrol Austin BIG 7 first used on 22 Jul 1938. 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 GPU 561 currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on GPU 561 is valid until 19 Aug 2027.
- When is the MOT due on GPU 561?
- The MOT on GPU 561 is valid until 19 Aug 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has GPU 561 done?
- GPU 561 was recorded at 83,874 miles at its MOT on 6 Aug 2026, an average of 243 miles a year.
- Has GPU 561 ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. GPU 561 has failed 1 of its 20 MOT tests, most recently on 29 Jul 2009.
- Has the mileage on GPU 561 ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 8 Aug 2013. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on GPU 561 find?
- GPU 561 passed its latest MOT on 6 Aug 2026 with 2 advisories: rear axle bushes have slight play; slight play in front stump pins.
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