Mazda MX-5
Red · Petrol · 1994 · 1,597 cc
L40 MSPMOT history
L40 MSP is a red petrol Mazda MX-5 first used on 4 Feb 1994. Its MOT is valid until 16 Feb 2027 and it has passed 21 of 26 MOT tests, with 38,539 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 3 Feb 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 16 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 38,539 mi
- At MOT on 3 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 26
- 21 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 589 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L40 MSP
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Mazda
- Model
- MX-5
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 1,597 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1994
- First used
- 4 Feb 1994
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 16 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 3 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L40 MSP was last recorded at 38,539 miles on 3 Feb 2026, 238 miles more than at the previous MOT on 11 Feb 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 38,301 miles · 11 Feb 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 238 miles
- Average per year
- 589 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 38,539 miles
- 2025 – 38,301 miles
- 2024 – 38,212 miles
- 2023 – 37,889 miles
- 2022 – 37,371 miles
- 2021 – 37,153 miles
- 2020 – 36,605 miles
- 2019 – 36,070 miles
- 2018 – 35,019 miles
- 2017 – 34,738 miles
- 2016 – 34,415 miles
- 2015 – 34,186 miles
- 2014 – 33,386 miles
- 2013 – 32,622 miles
- 2012 – 31,567 miles
- 2011 – 30,532 miles
- 2010 – 29,756 miles
- 2009 – 28,745 miles
- 2008 – 28,056 miles
- 2007 – 27,369 miles
- 2006 – 26,776 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
26 tests since 8 Feb 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass38,539 miles (+238)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 38,539 miles
- Test number
- 693281633371
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,301 miles (+89)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2026
- Odometer
- 38,301 miles
- Test number
- 507162740680
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass38,212 miles (+323)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2025
- Odometer
- 38,212 miles
- Test number
- 318826662792
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,889 miles (+518)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2024
- Odometer
- 37,889 miles
- Test number
- 385246127844
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass37,371 miles
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2023
- Odometer
- 37,371 miles
- Test number
- 756117254059
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail37,371 miles (+218)3 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 37,371 miles
- Test number
- 946152379592
- MajorCentral Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- MajorEmissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))
- MajorOffside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))
Pass37,153 miles (+548)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Feb 2022
- Odometer
- 37,153 miles
- Test number
- 358435386771
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,605 miles (+535)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2021
- Odometer
- 36,605 miles
- Test number
- 477102033250
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass36,070 miles (+1,051)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 36,070 miles
- Test number
- 550055826523
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass35,019 miles (+281)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 35,019 miles
- Test number
- 867282825044
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- AdvisoryRear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both (2.4.G.2)
Pass34,738 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Feb 2018
- Odometer
- 34,738 miles
- Test number
- 715661536471
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail34,738 miles (+323)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 34,738 miles
- Test number
- 680198747291
- FailureNearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
Pass34,415 miles (+229)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2017
- Odometer
- 34,415 miles
- Test number
- 578458616453
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass34,186 miles (+800)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2016
- Odometer
- 34,186 miles
- Test number
- 759263935021
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass33,386 miles1 note
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2015
- Odometer
- 33,386 miles
- Test number
- 417415034010
- NoteBoth front tyres slightly perished
Fail33,386 miles (+764)1 failure1 note
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 33,386 miles
- Test number
- 906255934038
- FailureNearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
- NoteBoth front tyres slightly perished
Pass32,622 miles (+1,055)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2014
- Odometer
- 32,622 miles
- Test number
- 119916533095
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail31,567 miles1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 31,567 miles
- Test number
- 106681332099
- Repaired at testNearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Pass31,567 miles (+1,035)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2013
- Odometer
- 31,567 miles
- Test number
- 318671532002
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass30,532 miles (+776)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2012
- Odometer
- 30,532 miles
- Test number
- 586409431039
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass29,756 miles (+1,011)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2011
- Odometer
- 29,756 miles
- Test number
- 134183430483
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,745 miles (+689)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2010
- Odometer
- 28,745 miles
- Test number
- 101187839013
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass28,056 miles (+687)
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2009
- Odometer
- 28,056 miles
- Test number
- 181867538076
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,369 miles
- MOT expiry
- 8 Feb 2008
- Odometer
- 27,369 miles
- Test number
- 404330147079
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail27,369 miles (+593)1 dangerous
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 27,369 miles
- Test number
- 823297137064
- DangerousOffside Rear Upper coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
Pass26,776 miles
- MOT expiry
- 7 Feb 2007
- Odometer
- 26,776 miles
- Test number
- 742879036046
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L40 MSP
- Does L40 MSP currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L40 MSP is valid until 16 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L40 MSP?
- The MOT on L40 MSP is valid until 16 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L40 MSP done?
- L40 MSP was recorded at 38,539 miles at its MOT on 3 Feb 2026, an average of 589 miles a year.
- Has L40 MSP ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L40 MSP has failed 5 of its 26 MOT tests, most recently on 28 Jan 2022.
- Has the mileage on L40 MSP 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 L40 MSP find?
- L40 MSP passed its latest MOT on 3 Feb 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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